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Blank shield with a sun like motif, bottom centre, surmounted by two putti and drapery: PD.166-1963.f.65

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Blank shield with a sun like motif, bottom centre, surmounted by two putti and drapery

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bloemaert, Abraham

Entities

Categories

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

Brown ink
Brown wash
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper Height 207 mm Width 169 mm
Leaf Height 397 mm Width 301 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and brown ink, brown wash with graphite underdrawing within 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: 61
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.166-1963.f.65
Primary reference Number: 81455
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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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Blank shield with a sun like motif, bottom centre, surmounted by two putti and drapery" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/81455 Accessed: 2024-11-09 23:17:13

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