Five studies of legs
Draughtsman: Bloemaert, Abraham
From left to right, top to bottom: rear view of left leg, sole partially visible (red chalk with graphite and highlights in white); frontal view of right leg, sole of foot visible (graphite with highlights in white); front view of left leg, knee bent, top of foot visible (graphite and white highlights); frontal view of right leg, bent at hip and knee, from below (red chalk, graphite and highlights in white); rear view of right leg (graphite and highlights in white).
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
White bodycolour
Graphite
Red chalk
Support
composed of
laid paper
Height 215 mm
Width 168 mm
Leaf
Height 397 mm
Width 301 mm
Drawing : Graphite, red chalk and some white, within graphite and ruled ink lines on laid paper, stuck to album leaf, cut to show verso of support which bears slight red chalk offset
Accession number: PD.166-1963.f.132
Primary reference Number: 81618
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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