Four studies of heads
Draughtsman: Bloemaert, Abraham
In two rows, from upper left: bearded head, tilted slightly downwards, eyes downcast, from upper right; full-face bearded head with hair in disarray, tilted to left, eyes cast upwards; profile to right of head and neck of balding man with beard; view from upper left of man's head, balding, clean-shaven, tilted slightly downwards, eyes slightly downcast.
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
Graphite
Support
composed of
laid paper
Height 213 mm
Width 162 mm
Leaf
Height 397 mm
Width 301 mm
Drawing : Pen and brown ink, white highlights over graphite surrounded by ink line on laid paper stuck to album leaf
Accession number: PD.166-1963.f.155
Primary reference Number: 81711
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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