Four studies of heads
Draughtsman: Bloemaert, Abraham
From left to right, top to bottom: right profile, slightly from above of man in a hat which is pulled down obscuring much of his face (pen and brown ink with brown wash over graphite underdrawing); left profile of bearded man's head tilted slightly downwards, collar of coat pulled up (pen and brown ink, brown wash, white highlights over graphite underdrawing); bearded, balding head from upper frontal position, slightly left (pen and brown ink, brown wash, white highlights over graphite underdrawing); left profile of male head, wearing a hat, with a ?staff resting on right shoulder (pen and brown ink with brown wash over graphite underdrawing).
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
Brown wash
White bodycolour
Graphite
Support
composed of
laid paper
Height 214 mm
Width 171 mm
Leaf
Height 397 mm
Width 301 mm
Drawing : Pen and brown ink, graphite, brown wash with white highlights surrounded by ruled lines of graphite and ink 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.88
Primary reference Number: 81518
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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