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Drawing

Artist/Maker
Da Vinci, Leonardo (artist)
Place of origin
Italy (drawn)

Heads of a bald old man, looking to the right, and of a young man, whose face is turned in the same direction; Pen and bistre.

Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
Materials and techniques
Pen and bistre
Pen
Bistre
Drawing
Brief description
Heads of a bald old man, looking to the right, and of a young man, whose face is turned in the same direction; Pen and bistre; Previously ascribed to Leonardo da Vinci, but merely a copy.
Physical description
Heads of a bald old man, looking to the right, and of a young man, whose face is turned in the same direction; Pen and bistre.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4in
  • Width: 3.3in
Original measurements converted from fractional inches into decimal inches (rounded to one decimal place). Dimensions taken from: DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
Style
Florentine School
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Production
Ascribed to Leonardo da Vinci, but merely a copy.
Subjects depicted
Men
Man's Head
Bibliographic references
  • DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
  • Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings Volume I. 14th-16th century, London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1979, p. 242. The text is as follows: SCHOOL UNKNOWN: late 16th century 572 Head and shoulders of a bald bearded man and of a beardless youth wearing a turban, in profile Pen and ink 3 ½ x 3 ½ (89 x 89) Dyce 178 PROVENANCE Dyce Bequest 1869 LITERATURE Dyce Catalogue, no. 178 (as a copy after Leonardo) It is an imitation of Raphael rathan than that of Leonardo.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.178

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2009
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