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Set of two lithographic prints comprising:</br>lithographic print of drawing by Leonardo da Vinci entitled The Head of St James in the Last Supper, and architectural sketches, originally drawn c.1485</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.A study of St James for The Last Supper 1495 -1485, refectory of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan. In the final painting Leonardo has transformed the youth seen here, into an older man with a beard. Probably a quick sketch drawn from life with the addition of three architectural studies depicting a corner bastion and a plan of the same. The diversity of these sketches suggest that this is an informal work study.</br>Print size inches: 6.8 x 9.7 together with lithographic print of drawing by Leonardo da Vinci entitled A Deluge or Cloudburst, originally drawn c.1517-18</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 black ink with wash. Probably executed during the last couple of years of Leonardo's life, the cataclysmic storm became one of Leonardo's favourite themes both in his drawings and writings. His dramatic execution of The Deluge illustrates his fascination of the destructive force of wind and water on the landscape. The inscription, all but hidden among the clouds at the top, demonstrates his scientific approach of understanding. It reads; 'Of rain. You will show the degrees of falling rain at various distances and of varying degrees of obscurity, and let the darkest part be closest to the middle of its thickness'.</br>Print size inches: 8.2 x 6.5