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Bust-length portrait of elderly woman, wearing a head scarf, turned slightly to right: PD.166-1963.f.156

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Bust-length portrait of elderly woman, wearing a head scarf, turned slightly to right

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bloemaert, Abraham

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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
White bodycolour
Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper Height 188 mm Width 146 mm
Leaf Height 397 mm Width 301 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and brown ink, brown wash, white highlights with black chalk surrounded by ink line on laid paper stuck to album leaf

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 152
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.166-1963.f.156
Primary reference Number: 81723
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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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