Three heads
Draughtsman: Bloemaert, Abraham
From top: bearded male head to right, tilted slightly downwards; bust-length female figure turned to left, hair in braids; back of female head, turned to right, hair tied back.
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
White bodycolour
Red chalk
Support
composed of
laid paper
Height 187 mm
Width 145 mm
Leaf
Height 397 mm
Width 301 mm
Drawing : Red chalk with highlights in white, pen and brown ink, surrounded by ink line on laid paper stuck to album leaf
Accession number: PD.166-1963.f.147
Primary reference Number: 81636
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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