Two figures seated on rocks with a goat's head visible behind: PD.166-1963.f.74

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Titles

Two figures seated on rocks with a goat's head visible behind

Maker(s)

Entities

Drawing

Description

To left, frontal view of a seated male figure wearing a long coat holding a staff with both hands and wresting his left foot on it. Lower left of centre, a goat's head is visible between and behind the two figures. To right, rear view of a female figure wearing skirts and a short cape, seated on a rock, head turned slightly to left, holding a basket in left hand and a stick in right.

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 147 mm Width 200 mm
Leaf Height 397 mm Width 301 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and brown ink, brown wash, graphite surrounded by brown ink lines on laid paper, stuck to album leaf which has been cut to show the verso of the support