Description
Recto: studies for The Battle of Anghiari, with soldiers and horses fighting; two figures of soldiers scrambling, with their backs to the viewer.
Verso: a sketch of a sleeve and a woman’s bodice.
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
