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Titles
Five studies of male heads
Maker(s)
Draughtsman:
Bloemaert, Abraham
Entities
Categories
Description
In three rows, from left to right, top to bottom: profile to right of head of male youth, tilted slightly downwards; profile to right of male youth; back of a man's head; rear right side of male youth's head, tilted slightly upwards; rear right of male youth's head, tilted slightly downwards.
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
Dating
Production date:
?
AD 1584
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
: Red chalk on laid paper, laid down on card, with blue paper borders
Inscription or legends present
- Text: Bloemaert 1584
- Location: Mounting card, blue paper border, lower left
- Method of creation: Graphite
- Text: A. Bloemaert
- Location: Mounting card, blue paper border, lower centre
- Method of creation: Brown ink
- Text: After engraving of Album No. 8? / No. 5 / Two heads top from No. 5 / 3 other heads from No 8 - which has 4 heads
- Location: Card mount, verso
- Method of creation: Graphite
Inscription present: the 'S' - ?
- Text: W. S.
- Location: Card mount, verso
- Method of creation: Black ink
Identification numbers
Accession number: PD.166-1963.f.166
Primary reference Number: 81738
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
