Twelve studies of hands
Draughtsman: Bloemaert, Abraham
From left to right, top to bottom: right hand with wrist and sleeve, thumb not showing; left hand, fist clenched, with cloth between thumb and forefingers; right hand with wrist and sleeve, palm downwards, spread out; right hand and sleeve gripping stick; right hand bent over cloth; right hand seen from below gripping an object, little finger spread out; right hand and wrist spread out, three fingers showing; right hand with fourth finger bent back gripping jar; right hand with wrist and sleeve with stick between thumb and forefinger; right hand upwards with fingers outspread; left hand with thumb uppermost; right hand with fingers spread out seen from the palm.
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, some brown wash, surrounded by ruled black ink line, on laid paper, stuck to album leaf
Accession number: PD.166-1963.f.11
Primary reference Number: 81377
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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