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Studies of four hands and two heads: PD.166-1963.f.34

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Titles

Studies of four hands and two heads

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bloemaert, Abraham

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Description

From left to right, top to bottom: right hand, palm uppermost fingers stretched; female head, right profile, looking upwards; suggestion of a head in right profile, leaning on hand; old woman's head, three-quarters left, looking down; right hand and sleeve, palm downwards; left hand holding a stick; left hand with thumb and forefinger pointing, fingers curled.

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)

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1963) by Ingram, Bruce Stirling, Sir

School or Style

Dutch

Materials used in production

Black ink
White bodycolour
Graphite
Red chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper Height 198 mm Width 146 mm
Leaf Height 397 mm Width 301 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and black ink with red chalk over traces of graphite underdrawing, with highlights in white, surrounded by ruled black ink line, on laid paper, stuck to album leaf

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 30
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.166-1963.f.34
Primary reference Number: 81419
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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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