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    Leda and the Swan

    published 1774

    Etching | RCIN 851735

    A facsimile of a drawing now in the Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe degli Uffizi, Florence (inv. no.1480E v). The drawing, formerly attributed to Raphael, is now ascribed to his School. Published in S. Mulinari, 'Disegni originali d'eccellenti pittori esistenti nella Real Galleria di Firenze...', 1774, plate XXXIII, no.120. A photograph of the verso of the drawing at RCIN 851736.
    • Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)

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