Soldier in a landscape with a building to right
Draughtsman: Bloemaert, Abraham
Full-length study of standing pikeman wearing a plumed hat, torso armour, a sword, and various equipment on his back, facing to right, looking over right shoulder. Holds a pike in left hand, and a skillet in his right. High gabled building to right.
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 chalk
Black carbon ink
Brown ink
Brown wash
Graphite
Support
composed of
laid paper
Height 214 mm
Width 172 mm
Leaf
Height 397 mm
Width 301 mm
Verso
Drawing : Pen and brown ink, brown wash, graphite surrounded by a brown ink line on laid paper, stuck to an album leaf which is inlaid and shows the verso of the support, which has been covered with black chalk and appears to bear a maculature.
Accession number: PD.166-1963.f.76
Primary reference Number: 81481
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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