A deluge c.1517-18
Black chalk on brown paper | 15.2 x 20.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 912381
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A drawing of a powerfully rushing cascade of water, on either side of which steep banks of rock are crashing down
Provenance
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
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Medium and techniques
Black chalk on brown paper
Measurements
15.2 x 20.5 cm (sheet of paper)