Two standing, draped female figures
Draughtsman: Bloemaert, Abraham
Left-hand figure: right side view of standing female figure, head turned to right, calves bared. Right-hand figure: frontal view of standing, draped female figure, wearing a head turned to left and tilted slightly upwards, right arm resting upon left shoulder of left-hand figure.
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
Black chalk
Support
composed of
laid paper
Height 218 mm
Width 161 mm
Leaf
Height 397 mm
Width 301 mm
Drawing : Pen and brown ink, brown wash, black chalk and highlights in white, surrounded on three sides by two graphite lines and by ruled ink line on laid paper, stuck to album leaf
Accession number: PD.166-1963.f.121
Primary reference Number: 81601
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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