Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing
Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing
LEONARDO DA VINCI (VINCI 1452-AMBOISE 1519)
Recto: Horses. Verso: A slight sketch of a head and upper body
c.1478-80Recto: Metalpoint and pen and ink on orange prepared paper. Verso: Black chalk | 11.9 x 19.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 912325
Recto: various anatomical studies of horses; at upper left is a horse rearing to the right, the rider upon its back leaning forward with a lance. Verso: a very slight sketch of a human head, turned three quarters right, with the right arm also indicated.
stamp, ER VII, crowned, in oval: Lugt 901