Sketch of Bearded Man ‘Identified as Leonardo da Vinci’
Martin Clayton, head of prints and drawings at the Royal Collection Trust, with a drawing (left) that has been recently confirmed as a portrait of Leonardo Da Vinci.
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A sketch of a bearded man, owned by the Royal Collection, has been “identified” as Leonardo da Vinci.
The picture, in which the subject “appears a little melancholy and world-weary”, is believed to have been drawn shortly before the famous artist’s death in 1519.