Cesare da Sesto, Head of Saint John the Baptist, 1785.
Etching with some engraving in red ink on laid paper. 440 mm x 315 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
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Head of Saint John the Baptist, 1785
Attributed to Cesare da Sesto (1477 - 1523)
RA Collection: Art
440 mm x 315 mm
Raccolta Di Disegni Incisi Da Girolamo Mantelli Di Canobio Sugli Originali Esistenti Nella Biblioteca Ambrosiana Di Mano Di Leonardo Da Vinci E De Suoi Scolari Lombardi Dedicata A Sua Eccellenza Giberto Borromeo Arese Conte E Signore Di Macagno Imperiale Corte Regale E Vicario Imperiale Perpetuo Conte D'Arona E Signore Della Sua Rocca ec. ec. Grande Di Spagna Di Prima Classe ec. - Milano: [1785]
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