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Drawing

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

Grotesque head, in full face, with dishevelled hair; Pen and bistre.


Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
Materials and techniques
Pen and bistre
Pen
Bistre
Drawing
Brief description
Grotesque head, in full face, with dishevelled hair; Pen and bistre; Pen and bistre; Previously ascribed to Leonardo da Vinci, but merely a copy.
Physical description
Grotesque head, in full face, with dishevelled hair; Pen and bistre.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4in
  • Width: 2.9in
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.
Subject depicted
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. 212. The text is as follows: LOMBARDY: mid 16th century 464 Study of a man’s head Pen and ink 3 x 3 (76 x 76) Dyce 179 PROVENANCE Dyce Bequesst 1869 LITERATURE Dyce Catalogue no. 179 (‘ascribed to Leondardo da Vinci, but merely a copy’) The drawing is an imitation of Leonardo, rather than a copy of a work by him. No. 465 is by the same hand.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.179

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2009
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