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Album of drawings by Abraham Bloemaert: PD.166-1963

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Album of drawings by Abraham Bloemaert

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bloemaert, Abraham

Entities

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Description

Leather bound album containing 161 drawings. Cover boards with gold tooling. Edges of leaves gilt. Book bound in 18th Century (binding paper).

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

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down on album leaves)
Album Leaf Height 387 mm Width 301 mm

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: LIVRE DE / DESSEIN DE / A BLOEMAERT
  • Location: Spine
  • Method of creation: Embossed gold
  • Text: T.B. 447
  • Location: Inside front cover, upper left
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: This the gem of my Collection / I leave to - Thomas
  • Location: Inside front cover, upper centre
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

Inscription present: oval cartouche with garlands at top - blank

  • Location: Inside front cover
  • Method of creation: Bookplate

Inscription present: coat of arms with coronet (4 balls) supported by two male figures, above motto

  • Text: TOUJOURS PROPICE
  • Location: Inside front cover
  • Method of creation: Bookplate
  • Text: 4B / 8048
  • Location: Inside rear cover
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Inscription present: in a circle

  • Text: S
  • Location: Inside rear cover
  • Method of creation: Red crayon

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.166-1963
Primary reference Number: 45540
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 24 June 2022 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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