Figures in a rustic scene: PD.166-1963.f.164

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Titles

Figures in a rustic scene

Maker(s)

Entities

Drawing

Description

Visible between trees supporting a bird house, two figures fighting, lower left. Lower centre, back of standing male figure holding up a jug preparatory to drinking, head facing over right shoulder, body facing musicians playing and sleeping, lower right. Buildings amongst trees, lower left and left of centre, with a landscape behind to right.

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
Red wash
White bodycolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper Height 218 mm Width 174 mm
Leaf Height 397 mm Width 301 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and brown ink, red and brown wash, corrections and highlights in white bodycolour, over graphite, surrounded by ruled ink line, on laid paper laid down on paper backing, stuck to album leaf