This website presents our knowledge and research on this important aspect of the Royal Collection. As of April 2026 it will not be regularly updated and new research on this topic will sit within the main website.

Visit the Royal Collection

Portraits

Portraits

    AFTER RAPHAEL (1483-1520)

    Portrait of Leo X with Cardinals Giulio de' Medici and Luigi de' Rossi

    1650-1800

    Engraving with etching | 55.0 x 43.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 852090

    A print after the Portrait of Leo X with Cardinals Giulio de' Medici and Luigi de' Rossi, a painting by Raphael (1517-18) currently in the Uffizi, Florence (inv.1912, no.40). State before all letters. Not in Ruland (1876).

    • Creator(s)

      After Raphael (1483-1520) (maker)

    • annotation: Pf. 20. A. XXVII. 3a / Rafael. Leo X. [front, lower right, in pencil]

    • 55.0 x 43.8 cm (sheet of paper)

      19.8 x 15.5 cm (image)

      24.9 x 19.7 cm (platemark)

    • Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (after 1876)

    • Subject(s)
      • Religion & Theology
        • Religions and faiths
          • Christianity
            • Christian church in general
              • Church government. Ecclesiastical organization
                • Cardinals (papal appointees)
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • prints
    • Bibliographic reference(s)

      Capellen 2008 : Capellen, JM, 2008. Raphael : the paintings. Volume 3, The Roman Portraits ca.1508-1520 pp.162-7, no.81

      Other number(s)

      Ruland p.153 A.XXVII.3a(add)

    PreviousNext
    PreviousNext
    Policy links
    Royal Collection TrustIn Partnership with

    Royal Collection Trust is a charity caring for the Royal Collection and welcoming visitors to the royal palaces. We bring our shared history to life through world-class experiences that involve and inspire people, wherever they are. Income from tickets and retail sales helps us to conserve the Collection so that it can be enjoyed by everyone for generations to come.