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  • 118 recto by Leonardo da Vinci Queen's Collection
  • 118 verso by Leonardo da Vinci Queen's Collection

118 recto – by Leonardo da Vinci

$5,000

Limited Edition Lithograph from The Queen’s Collection at Windsor Castle

23 x 27 in. (framed)

Description

Recto: three drawings of a naked woman holding a child, two set within framing lines; a horse with a rider, rearing in profile to the left; a measured triangle.

Verso: mortars firing into a fortified area, with their trajectories shown; a cursory sketch of a man on horseback; some notes relating to the mortar diagram.
Leonardo worked as a military engineer on several occasions, and considered writing a treatise on the subject. This design shows a method of bombarding a besieged fortress.

Provenance

Bequeathed to Francesco Melzi; from whose heirs purchased by Pompeo Leoni, c.1582-90; Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Arundel, by 1630; Probably acquired by Charles II; Royal Collection by 1690

Additional information

Weight 8 lbs
Dimensions 28 × 32 × 5 in