Studies of four heads and three hands
Draughtsman: Bloemaert, Abraham
From left to right, top to bottom: youthful head seen left from below; right hand and wrist; female head, three-quarters left; youthful head, looking down tilted to left; female head, left profile; right hand, with fingers outstretched; right hand, grasping cloth.
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 212 mm
Width 174 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.17
Primary reference Number: 81384
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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