The Pocket Picker For Fine ArtBook by PAWN STARS' Brett Maly

The Pocket Picker For Fine Art

A field guide to procuring and profiting in fine art. Get It Here...

VIP Limousine Service
Executive VIP Limousine Service

For Our Out Of Town Clients

Click Here...

  • 114 recto by Leonardo da Vinci Queen's Collection

114 recto – by Leonardo da Vinci

$4,000

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

23 x 27 in. (framed)

Description

A study of a horse rearing to left, full length, with the head thrown back over the shoulder and the mouth open. The sheet has been cut irregularly.
In 1503 Leonardo was commissioned to paint a huge mural in the Palazzo della Signoria in Florence. The subject was to be the Battle of Anghiari, a famous Florentine victory over the Milanese army in 1440. Only a small section of the mural was painted but Leonardo made many studies for this project, including this dynamic drawing of a horse.

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