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Titles
Three studies of heads, two of hands and a foot
Maker(s)
Draughtsman:
Bloemaert, Abraham
Entities
Categories
Description
From left to right, top to bottom: right foot pointing downwards; right and left arms, both bent at elbow, left hand with little finger cocked, as if dropping something into the right; old woman's head, three-quarters to left, eyes downcast; right hand bent at wrist; female head, three-quarters, right with veil; youthful head leaning on left hand, head in profile to right.
Notes
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)
Materials used in production
Black ink
Brown wash
White bodycolour
Graphite
Components of the work
Support
composed of
laid paper
Height 183 mm
Width 147 mm
Leaf
Height 397 mm
Width 301 mm
Techniques used in production
Drawing
: Pen and black ink over traces of graphite underdrawing with brown wash and highlights in white, 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
Inscription or legends present
- Text: 28
- Location: Lower right
- Method of creation: Brown ink
Identification numbers
Accession number: PD.166-1963.f.32
Primary reference Number: 81417
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Monday 3 August 2020
Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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