Nine studies of hands
Draughtsman: Bloemaert, Abraham
From left to right, top to bottom: back of right hand, veins prominent; left hand with thumb and first two fingers gripping; right hand with palm uppermost; cuff with left hand holding corner of a book; left hand and wrist with thumb turned down; left and right hand holding a ball and clenched around an object; right hand bent at wrist with back of hand turned down; right hand gripping corner of a book.
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
Support
composed of
laid paper
Height 210 mm
Width 171 mm
Leaf
Height 397 mm
Width 301 mm
Drawing : Pen and black ink over traces of graphite surrounded by ruled black ink line, on laid paper, stuck to album leaf which has been cut in order to show the verso of the support
Accession number: PD.166-1963.f.10
Primary reference Number: 81376
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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