Six studies of feet and legs
Draughtsman: Bloemaert, Abraham
From upper left to right, and top to bottom: left leg, bent, seen from above (this and the next, pen and brown ink and black chalk); left leg, bent, seen from below so sole is visible; right leg seen from left-hand side (red and white chalk with pen and brown ink); sole of left foot (this and the next, black and white chalk, with pen and brown ink); right leg viewed from front left; right leg viewed from front left (black with pen and brown ink).
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
Brown ink
White chalk
Black chalk
Support
composed of
laid paper
Height 183 mm
Width 154 mm
Leaf
Height 397 mm
Width 301 mm
Drawing : Pen and brown ink, black and red chalk with white highlights surrounded by ruled black chalk and brown ink lines on laid paper, stuck to album leaf
Accession number: PD.166-1963.f.71
Primary reference Number: 81464
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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