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Italian School
16th century
Left Leg of a Man. Verso: Figure Studies
Pen and dark brown ink on paper; verso: pen and dark brown ink.
5 11/16 x 1 15/16 inches (144 x 50 mm)
Gift of János Scholz.
1988.105

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Watermark: none.
Formerly attributed to Raphael, Urbino 1483-1520 Rome.

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Inscribed at lower right, in pen and brown ink, "Raffael da Urbino (partially effaced)"; on mount, at lower center, in pen and dark brown ink, "Raffaello Sanzio"; on verso at upper left, in pen and brown ink [illegible--covered by perimeter mount].

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Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792; Lugt 2364); Johann Georg Prince of Saxony (1869-1938; Lugt S. 1162c); Walter Hugelshofer, Zurich; Savoy Art & Auction Galleries, New York; from whom purchased in 1960 by János Scholz, New York (no mark; see Lugt S. 2933b).
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Raphael, 1483-1520, Formerly attributed to.
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723-1792, former owner.
Johann Georg, Prince of Saxony, 1869-1938, former owner.
Hugelshofer, Walter, 1899- former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.

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