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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)

A man's right leg c.1480

Pen and faint ink over metalpoint | 4.3 x 2.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 912621

A man's right leg

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)

A man's right leg c.1480

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Description

A study of a man's right leg, seen from the front, from just above the knee downwards

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
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
(artist)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page Charles II, King of Great Britain (1630-85)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Pen and faint ink over metalpoint

metalpoint, pen and ink

Measurements

4.3 x 2.2 cm (sheet of paper)
Groupings
Category
Drawings / Watercolours
Object type(s)
visual works
drawings/watercolours
Subject(s)
Science, Medicine and Technology
Medical sciences
Anatomy
Legs (anatomical)
References

Other number(s)

RL 12621

P(L) : Pedretti, C., The Drawings and Misc Papers of Leonardo da Vinci in the Collection of HM The Queen at Windsor Castle, Vol. I (1982): Landscapes, Plants and Water Studies. Vol. II (1987): Horses and Other Animals [Vols III and IV were not published] – P(L) 176

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