Studies of six heads
Draughtsman: Bloemaert, Abraham
Clockwise from top: bearded male head seen full face, centre line and line of eye-brows indicated; female head, practically full-face, looking up to right; female head with large hat, head tilted to left seen from lower right; head of a boy seen full face (covered in white bodycolour); female head seen three-quarters right, looking down, guiding lines indicated; female head in profile, looking left, line of eyes and nose indicated.
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)
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1963) by Ingram, Bruce Stirling, Sir
Black ink
Red wash
White bodycolour
Graphite
Red chalk
Support
composed of
laid paper
Height 183 mm
Width 145 mm
Leaf
Height 397 mm
Width 301 mm
Drawing : Pen and black ink (gone slightly brown), over traces of graphite, construction lines indicated in red chalk and tip of the brush with red wash, corrections made in white bodycolour, surrounded by ruled black ink line, on laid paper, laid down
Accession number: PD.166-1963.f.8
Primary reference Number: 81373
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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