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Bernard PICART (Paris 1673-Amsterdam 1733) Portrait...

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Bernard PICART (Paris 1673-Amsterdam 1733) Portrait of Leonardo da Vinci Sanguine. Dated lower right 1728. Inscribed at the bottom on a label Dessiné par B. Picart d'après le portrait de Leonard D'Avinci / fait par lui-même / l'original est au cabinet de m vilenbroek. 20.5 x 14.5 cm Remake of the drawing in the Turin library. This work is considered to be a presumed portrait of Leonardo da Vinci, painted between 1512 and 1515 and bequeathed by the master to his friend and pupil Francesco Melzi.