Three full-length studies of standing, draped female figures: PD.166-1963.f.112

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Titles

Three full-length studies of standing, draped female figures

Maker(s)

Entities

Drawing

Description

From left to right: frontal view of female figure, right leg resting on rock, left arm bent, held forward, right arm held out to side, head slightly raised and turned to left; left side view of standing female figure, left hand holding drapery about waist, right arm forward, bent upwards from elbow; rear view of female figure, staff held in front of body, lower end to right.

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
Red wash
White bodycolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper Height 172 mm Width 211 mm
Leaf Height 397 mm Width 301 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and brown ink, red wash, graphite and some white, bordered on three sides by graphite line, surrounded by ruled ink line on laid paper, stuck to album leaf which has been cut to show the verso of the support