Allegorical figure of a man with a scythe
Draughtsman: Bloemaert, Abraham
Figure of a man seated on a rock, with head on right hand holding a flail in his right hand, a scythe at the bottom right. A blank scroll at the bottom.
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
Brown ink
Brown wash
White bodycolour
Graphite
Support
composed of
laid paper
Height 206 mm
Width 169 mm
Leaf
Height 397 mm
Width 301 mm
Drawing : Pen and brown ink with graphite underdrawing, brown wash and white bodycolour, and a ruled black ink line, on laid paper stuck to album leaf
Accession number: PD.166-1963.f.45
Primary reference Number: 81430
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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