Studies of Figures and Horses
artistAttributed to
Leonardo da Vinci
(Vinci, 1452 - 1519, Amboise)
Dateabout 1481 (with later overdrawing)
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumPen and brown ink and wash over leadpoint on paper
Dimensions15.5 x 20.3 cm (6 1/8 x 8 in.)
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number1.1.r.13
eMuseum ID721743
EmbARK ObjectID10779
Original Number1.4.o.59
TMS Source ID48
Last Updated10/3/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesChristie, Manson and Woods. Catalogue of a Valuable Collection of Drawings by Old Masters formed by a Well-known Amateur during the last Forty Years (London, 12-14 May 1902), p. 21, lot 186. (as Leondardo da Vinci)
Rollin van N. Hadley (ed.). Drawings: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1968), p. 66. (as style of Leonardo)
Patricia Trutty-Coohill. "The Formation of American Collections of Drawings by Leonardo and his Circle." Achademia Leonardi Vinci, no. 2 (Los Angeles, 1989), pp. 164-65. (as attributed to Leonardo, Studies for the Uffizi 'Adoration of the Magi')
Patricia Trutty-Coohill. The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci and His Circle in America (Florence, 1993), pp. 13-14, 52-53, no. 16. (as attributed to Leonardo, Studies for the Uffizi 'Adoration of the Magi,' about 1480)
Hilliard Goldfarb et al. Italian Paintings and Drawings Before 1800 in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Unpublished manuscript. (Boston, 1996-2000). (as attributed to Leonard and other hand(s))
Nathaniel Silver and Diana Seave Greenwald. Isabella Stewart Gardner: A Life (Boston, 2022), p.101-103, fig. 52.
Rollin van N. Hadley (ed.). Drawings: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1968), p. 66. (as style of Leonardo)
Patricia Trutty-Coohill. "The Formation of American Collections of Drawings by Leonardo and his Circle." Achademia Leonardi Vinci, no. 2 (Los Angeles, 1989), pp. 164-65. (as attributed to Leonardo, Studies for the Uffizi 'Adoration of the Magi')
Patricia Trutty-Coohill. The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci and His Circle in America (Florence, 1993), pp. 13-14, 52-53, no. 16. (as attributed to Leonardo, Studies for the Uffizi 'Adoration of the Magi,' about 1480)
Hilliard Goldfarb et al. Italian Paintings and Drawings Before 1800 in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Unpublished manuscript. (Boston, 1996-2000). (as attributed to Leonard and other hand(s))
Nathaniel Silver and Diana Seave Greenwald. Isabella Stewart Gardner: A Life (Boston, 2022), p.101-103, fig. 52.
MarksNotesWatermark: three mountains [similar to Briquet 11931; Pisa 1479, Pistoia 1483-92]
Inscribed in black ink (recto, lower right corner): JCR [collector's mark of John Charles Robinson, Lugt 1433]
Inscribed in black ink (recto, lower right): P.H. [collector's mark of P. Huart (?), Lugt 2084]
Stamped in blue ink (verso of mount, upper left): ISG [in an oval, collector's mark of Isabella Stewart Gardner]
Inscribed in black ink (verso, lower center): This drawing is by Leonardo da Vinci possibly retouched or reinforced by a later hand J C Robinson / Feb 1 1895
Stamped in black (verso, lower left corner): TD [in a circle, collector's mark of Thomas Dimsdale, Lugt 2426]
Inscribed in graphite (verso, lower left corner) undecipherable: . . . vmf, a, aa f (sic) L5.5.0
Inscribed on affixed label on backing (verso): Mounted and Framed by / R. Gueraut / 10, Hollywood Road, / South Kensington, / London, S.W.
Inscribed in black ink (recto, lower right corner): JCR [collector's mark of John Charles Robinson, Lugt 1433]
Inscribed in black ink (recto, lower right): P.H. [collector's mark of P. Huart (?), Lugt 2084]
Stamped in blue ink (verso of mount, upper left): ISG [in an oval, collector's mark of Isabella Stewart Gardner]
Inscribed in black ink (verso, lower center): This drawing is by Leonardo da Vinci possibly retouched or reinforced by a later hand J C Robinson / Feb 1 1895
Stamped in black (verso, lower left corner): TD [in a circle, collector's mark of Thomas Dimsdale, Lugt 2426]
Inscribed in graphite (verso, lower left corner) undecipherable: . . . vmf, a, aa f (sic) L5.5.0
Inscribed on affixed label on backing (verso): Mounted and Framed by / R. Gueraut / 10, Hollywood Road, / South Kensington, / London, S.W.
ProvenanceNotesCollection of P. Huart (?), Paris.
Collection of Thomas Dimsdale (1758–1823), banker and collector, London.
Collection of Sir John Charles Robinson (1824–1913), museum curator, collector, and connoisseur, London.
Purchased by the art dealers Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, 1901-2.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at auction from the sale of Sir John Charles Robinson's collection at Christie, Manson and Woods, London on 13 May 1902 for £4.10 through Thomas Agnew & Sons, lot 186. (as Leonardo da Vinci, Studies of Figures and Horses)
Collection of Thomas Dimsdale (1758–1823), banker and collector, London.
Collection of Sir John Charles Robinson (1824–1913), museum curator, collector, and connoisseur, London.
Purchased by the art dealers Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, 1901-2.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at auction from the sale of Sir John Charles Robinson's collection at Christie, Manson and Woods, London on 13 May 1902 for £4.10 through Thomas Agnew & Sons, lot 186. (as Leonardo da Vinci, Studies of Figures and Horses)
