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Set of two lithographic prints comprising:</br>lithographic print of drawing by Leonardo da Vinci entitled The Head of Leda, originally drawn c.1504-6</br>Acquired by Charles II, King England (1630-85). Bequeathed to Francesco Melzi; purchased by Pompeo Leoni, c.1582-90; Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Arundel by 1630 and finally resting with The Royal Collection by 1690.Pen and ink over black chalk. This is a study, four of which survive, for the head of Leda in the painting Leda and the Swan. The theme is based on the mythical tale of Leda seduced by Jupiter in the form of a swan. Leonardo demonstrates his attention to detail with the whorls and braids of the hairstyle, not dissimilar to forms created by water. The painting itself does not survive, having been destroyed in the eighteenth century.</br>Print size inches: 6 x 7.2 together with lithographic print of painting by Guercino entitled The Libyan Sibyl, originally painted c.1651.</br>Acquired by George III, King of the United Kingdom, (1738-1820). Probably bought for George III by Richard Dalton in Italy, early 1700s; recorded in the Warm Room at Buckingham Palace.Oil on canvas. A late work by Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, known as Guercino (the Squinter). One of two half-length Sibyls painted for Ippolito Cattani and paid for on the 4th December 1651. One of the twelve Sibyls alleged to have prophesied the coming of Christ to the Gentiles, this painting depicts the Libyan Sibyl identified by the inscription on the book. The pendant, or companion to this painting is the Samian Sibyl (private collection) and a workshop replica can be seen lying in the foreground of Johan Zoffany's 'Tribuna of the Uffizi' in image No: 32.</br>Print size inches: 7.7 x 9.2