Two 'cartoons' of the holy family, surrounded by putti
Draughtsman: Bloemaert, Abraham
Six illustrations, from upper left, clockwise: standing putti; the Holy Family; a putti riding on the back of an eagle; seated putti, with right arm raised and left hand supporting an orb; the Holy Family; three airborne putti.
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 210 mm
Width 172 mm
Leaf
Height 397 mm
Width 301 mm
Drawing : Pen and brown ink, brown wash with graphite underdrawing and some white, within ruled black ink line on laid paper stuck to album leaf
Accession number: PD.166-1963.f.63
Primary reference Number: 81453
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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