Studies of four hands and four heads
Draughtsman: Bloemaert, Abraham
From left to right, top to bottom: right hand turned down holding drapery between forefinger and thumb; right hand with thumb and first two fingers stretched out; youthful head, in left profile, looking slightly upwards; baby's head, full-face, looking down; female head in right profile, eyes downcast; head and shoulders of a woman, three-quarters right, looking down; right hand, bent at wrist, holding drapery; right hand and wrist, thumb not visible.
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 182 mm
Width 146 mm
Leaf
Height 397 mm
Width 301 mm
Drawing : Pen and black ink over traces of graphite underdrawing, brown wash with highlights in white, 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.36
Primary reference Number: 81421
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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