Leonardo da Vinci, Profile head of an old man, 1785.
Etching with some engraving on laid paper. 175 mm x 128 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
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Profile head of an old man, 1785
Leonardo da Vinci (1452 - 1519)
RA Collection: Art
175 mm x 128 mm
Raccolta Di Disegni Incisi Da Girolamo Mantelli Di Canobio Sugli Originali Esistenti Nella Biblioteca Ambrosiana Di Mano Di Leonardo Da Vinci E De Suoi Scolari Lombardi Dedicata A Sua Eccellenza Giberto Borromeo Arese Conte E Signore Di Macagno Imperiale Corte Regale E Vicario Imperiale Perpetuo Conte D'Arona E Signore Della Sua Rocca ec. ec. Grande Di Spagna Di Prima Classe ec. - Milano: [1785]
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