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Titles
Four studies of heads
Maker(s)
Draughtsman:
Bloemaert, Abraham
Entities
Categories
Description
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).
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)
Materials used in production
Brown ink
Brown wash
White bodycolour
Graphite
Components of the work
Support
composed of
laid paper
Height 214 mm
Width 171 mm
Leaf
Height 397 mm
Width 301 mm
Techniques used in production
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
Inscription or legends present
- Text: 84
- Location: Lower right
- Method of creation: Brown ink
Identification numbers
Accession number: PD.166-1963.f.88
Primary reference Number: 81518
Stable URI
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
