Mythology & Putti
Mythology & Putti
Leda and the Swan
c.1853-76Albumen print | RCIN 851706
A photograph of a painting catalogued by Ruland (1876) as being then in the Palazzo Borghese, Rome. The painting appears to be one of the many versions after a now lost picture by Leonardo, the composition of which is known through numerous copies including a drawing by Raphael now in the Royal Library, Windsor Castle (RCIN 912759). Ruland believed the photographed painting to be derived from the drawing by Raphael.
Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)