Four heads
Draughtsman: Bloemaert, Abraham
From left to right, top to bottom: youthful head, in profile to right, tilted slightly; old man's head in left profile; old man's head, turned three-quarters to left; full face, looking down (v. similar to head, lower right f.18).
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
Brown wash
White bodycolour
Graphite
Support
composed of
laid paper
Height 213 mm
Width 175 mm
Leaf
Height 397 mm
Width 301 mm
Drawing : Pen and black ink, graphite and stump, over traces of graphite underdrawing with brown wash and some white bodycolour, surrounded by ruled black ink line, on laid paper, stuck to album leaf
Accession number: PD.166-1963.f.29
Primary reference Number: 81414
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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