Description
Recto: a study of the off-hind leg and quarters of a horse; studies of the legs of horses.
Verso: a study of a horse moving to the right, the off-fore leg raised, the quarters slightly indicated. Probably for an undocumented French monument.
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.