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Titles
Three studies of heads and five studies of hands
Maker(s)
Draughtsman:
Bloemaert, Abraham
Entities
Categories
Description
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.
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
Brown wash
White bodycolour
Graphite
Components of the work
Support
composed of
laid paper
Height 184 mm
Width 148 mm
Leaf
Height 397 mm
Width 301 mm
Techniques used in production
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
Inscription or legends present
- Text: 147
- Location: Lower right
- Method of creation: Brown ink
Identification numbers
Accession number: PD.166-1963.f.151
Primary reference Number: 81660
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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