Three studies of heads and five studies of hands
Draughtsman: Bloemaert, Abraham
In three rows, from left to right, top to bottom: profile to left of bearded man's head, with collar of jacket; back of balding man's head, with jacket collar; lower left arm with sleeve, wrist and hand, bent back slightly at wrist, palm exposed with fingers together, straight, pointing downwards; back of right hand with fingers loosely clenched, wrist with sleeve, bent slightly downwards; left hand with palm uppermost, fingers together, outstretched; left hand with wrist and sleeve, clasping a vertical shaft, viewed from palm side; frontal view of man's head, slightly tilted to left; right hand bent inwards at wrist, with fingers and thumbs splayed.
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 184 mm
Width 148 mm
Leaf
Height 397 mm
Width 301 mm
Drawing : Pen and brown ink, brown wash, white highlights over graphite surrounded by ink line on laid paper stuck to album leaf, cut to show verso of support
Accession number: PD.166-1963.f.151
Primary reference Number: 81660
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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