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Set of two lithographic prints comprising:</br>lithographic print of painting by Raphael entitled St. Paul Preaching at Athens (Detail), originally painted c.1516</br>A section of his large Cartoons which were thought lost and later rediscovered at Genoa in 1623, Charles I instructed Sir Francis Crane, manager of the tapestry factory at Mortlake, London to purchase the Cartoons for £300.The original Cartoons are painted on paper in sized colours; the under-drawing is in charcoal and much of it is still visible. Seven of the Cartoons survive from the series of ten commissioned by Pope Leo X to serve as designs for tapestries which were to be woven in Flanders and hung in the Sistine Chapel. The tapestries illustrate the lives of St. Peter and St. Paul.</br>Print size inches: 8.9 x 6.5 together with lithographic print of drawing by Leonardo da Vinci entitled A Seated Old Man, originally drawn c.1510</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 pen and ink sketch of an old man seated in front of a tree meditating, seemingly looking towards four separate studies of swirling water, a theme which fascinated Leonardo all his life. The inscription in Leonardo's hand explains the 'motion of the surface of the water which resembles hair'. On the verso of this sheet are various architectural studies in red chalk.</br>Print size inches: 8.6 x 6.3