Ottley, William Young [Editor]; Sutherland, George Granville Leveson-Gower of [Editor]; Sutherland, George Granville Leveson-Gower of [Oth.]: Engravings of the Most Noble the Marquis of Stafford's collection of pictures in London (vol. 1) (London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818)

THE COLLECTION

OF THE

MOST NOBLE THE MARQUIS OF STAFFORD.

CLASS I.
SCHOOLS OF LOWER ITALY.

No. 1. LIONARDO DA VINCI. Nat. 1452. Ob. 1519.

A young Female Head, one of those beautiful, but peculiar cha-
racters which Lionarclo and his scholars so frequently repeated. Her
face, illumined by a smile, is gracefully turned towards the left. A
braid of her hair binds the top of her head; whilst the remainder falls
in ringlets on her neck.
This picture is on canvass, measures 1 foot 1 inch high, by 9S inches;
and was purchased from the Orleans Collection.

No. 2. RAFFAELLO SANZIO DI URBINO. Nat. 1483. Ob. 1520.
The Holy Family, a picture in Raffaele’s early manner, painted, in
all probability, soon after his return from his first visit to Florence, in 1504.
The Virgin is seated on the right of the picture, the Child is on her
lap, and receiving some wild flowers from Joseph, who is kneeling down
to present them, supported by his staff. Behind the Virgin are some