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Titles
Three studies of heads and two studies of hands
Maker(s)
Draughtsman:
Bloemaert, Abraham
Entities
Categories
Description
Clockwise from upper centre: front-right view of face of bearded head; right hand from fingertips, thumb uppermost, fingers outstretched; profile to right of balding, bearded head, tilted slightly upwards; frontal view of bearded head, gaze directed upwards to left; left hand held out, viewed from upper right side, palm downwards.
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
Brown ink
Brown wash
White bodycolour
Graphite
Red chalk
Components of the work
Support
composed of
laid paper
Height 212 mm
Width 174 mm
Leaf
Height 397 mm
Width 301 mm
Techniques used in production
Drawing
: Graphite, red chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash and white bodycolour, surrounded by graphite and ink lines on laid paper stuck to album leaf, cut to show verso of support
Inscription or legends present
- Text: 157
- Location: Lower right
- Method of creation: Brown ink
Identification numbers
Accession number: PD.166-1963.f.161
Primary reference Number: 81733
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
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