Three studies of bearded head: PD.166-1963.f.92

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Titles

Three studies of bearded head

Maker(s)

Entities

Drawing

Description

From left to right, top to bottom: bearded head in left profile, head tilted slightly upwards (graphite with white highlights); frontal view of bearded head, slightly from above, eyes downcast (graphite with white highlights); profile to left of bearded head, tilted slightly downwards, eyes downcast (graphite with white highlights). There is a ruled black chalk line, surrounding all sketches apart from the extreme right details of collar and hair of third sketch.

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

White bodycolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper Height 217 mm Width 158 mm
Leaf Height 397 mm Width 301 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Graphite with white highlights, partially bounded by ruled chalk lines (see Description), surrounded by ruled ink line on laid paper, stuck to album leaf