Studies of hands, arms and a head
Draughtsman: Bloemaert, Abraham
From left to right, top to bottom: right arm bent back at hand; right forearm and hand; right arm bent at elbow; left hand turned down gripping drapery; right arm with fingers clenched; female head with turban three-quarters to right; left hand, palm downwards; left forearm; right hand gripping book; thumb and forefingers of right hand as if about to grip.
History note: Thomas Dawson, Baron Dartrey (1725-1813) [Bookplate]; ?Richard Thomas Dawson; William Esdaile; C. Fairfax Murray, sold Sotheby's, 2-3 December 1920, lot 156, bt. Reader; / Anon. Sale, Sotheby's, 30 April 1937, lot 22, bt. Colnaghi for Sir Bruce Ingram (£90.0.0)
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1963) by Ingram, Bruce Stirling, Sir
Support
composed of
laid paper
Height 182 mm
Width 148 mm
Leaf
Height 397 mm
Width 301 mm
Drawing : Pen and black ink over traces of graphite underdrawing with brown wash, surrounded by ruled black ink line, on laid paper, stuck to album leaf which has been cut in order to show the verso of the support
Accession number: PD.166-1963.f.31
Primary reference Number: 81416
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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