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Allegorical figure of a man with a scythe: PD.166-1963.f.45

Object information

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Titles

Allegorical figure of a man with a scythe

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bloemaert, Abraham

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Description

Figure of a man seated on a rock, with head on right hand holding a flail in his right hand, a scythe at the bottom right. A blank scroll at the bottom.

Notes

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)

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1963) by Ingram, Bruce Stirling, Sir

School or Style

Dutch

Materials used in production

Brown ink
Brown wash
White bodycolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper Height 206 mm Width 169 mm
Leaf Height 397 mm Width 301 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and brown ink with graphite underdrawing, brown wash and white bodycolour, and a ruled black ink line, on laid paper stuck to album leaf

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 41
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.166-1963.f.45
Primary reference Number: 81430
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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