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Titles
Three studies of heads and three studies of hands
Maker(s)
Draughtsman:
Bloemaert, Abraham
Entities
Categories
Description
From left to right, top to bottom: left hand gripping a vertical rod (graphite); left profile of old man's head, slightly from behind (graphite); male head and neck, right of full-face, with collar (graphite with touches of brown ink on eyes); near right profile, slightly from behind of bearded head, tilted slightly downwards (graphite); left arm and hand, wrist bent, hand holding looped ?material (graphite); right hand and wrist, hand holding looped material (graphite).
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)
Materials used in production
Brown ink
Graphite
Components of the work
Support
composed of
laid paper
Height 213 mm
Width 172 mm
Leaf
Height 397 mm
Width 301 mm
Techniques used in production
Drawing
: Graphite with touches of brown ink, surrounded by ruled graphite line, surrounded by ruled ink line on laid paper, stuck to album leaf which has been cut to show the verso of the support
Inscription or legends present
- Text: 88
- Location: Lower right
- Method of creation: Brown ink
Identification numbers
Accession number: PD.166-1963.f.91
Primary reference Number: 81554
Stable URI
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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