Leonardo da Vinci. red chalk, 27.5 x 19.0 cm (sheet of paper). Bequeathed to Francesco Melzi; from whose heirs purchased by Pompeo Leoni, c.1582-90; Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel, by 1630; probably acquired by Charles II; Royal Collection by 1690. Reference: RCIN 912726.
<bdi>Attributed to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Francesco_Melzi" class="extiw" title="w:en:Francesco Melzi"><span title="Italian painter (1491-1568)">Francesco Melzi</span></a>
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between circa 1515 and circa 1518 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1515-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1515-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1518-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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