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Titles
Four putti
Maker(s)
Draughtsman:
Bloemaert, Abraham
Entities
Categories
Description
Clockwise from upper left: view from below of back of putti, arms forward holding drapery, legs bent slightly backwards; view from below of putti, upside down, left arm held forward, right arm bent, legs twisted slightly to left; view from left and slightly behind, of putti, arms stretched forward; view from behind and above of putti, feet slightly to left, head slightly to right, both arms bent slightly forward.
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
White bodycolour
Black chalk
Red chalk
Components of the work
Support
composed of
laid paper
Height 211 mm
Width 180 mm
Leaf
Height 397 mm
Width 301 mm
Techniques used in production
Drawing
: Red and black chalk with white highlights surrounded by ink line on laid paper stuck to album leaf, cut to reveal verso of support
Inscription or legends present
- Text: 138
- Location: Lower right
- Method of creation: Brown ink
Identification numbers
Accession number: PD.166-1963.f.142
Primary reference Number: 81628
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
