Four heads and hand
Draughtsman: Bloemaert, Abraham
From left to right, top to bottom: bearded head of old man in profile to right; full-face head of bearded old man, turned slightly to right with head slightly tilted; old man with hat, full-face looking down; bearded head of old man, looking down, profile to left; right hand seen slightly from below, stretched out, holding ball.
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 184 mm
Width 147 mm
Leaf
Height 397 mm
Width 301 mm
Drawing : Pen and brown ink with graphite underdrawing, brown wash, surrounded by ruled black ink line, on laid paper, stuck to album leaf
Accession number: PD.166-1963.f.42
Primary reference Number: 81427
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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