A drawing of a young child with soft curls on a greenish gray surface with a beige border.
A drawing of a young child with soft curls on a greenish gray surface with a beige border.
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Adolphe Braun

Untitled (Photograph of a drawing attributed to Leonardo da Vinci)
Now On View

Maker

Adolphe Braun (French, 1811-1877)

Title

Untitled (Photograph of a drawing attributed to Leonardo da Vinci)

Year

ca. 1878

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

carbon print

Supports

Dimensions

17.7 x 14.6 cm (6 15/16 x 5 3/4 inches) (sheet)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Recto LL in ink on board: "170."; Recto LC: "LEONARD DE VINCI". Verso: in pencil, "Musée du Louvre"; in black ink (ballpoint?), "LEONARDO-DRAWING"; stamp in black ink, "art file"; stamp in black ink, "RHODE ISLAND / SCHOOL OF DESIGN / LIBRARY" enclosed on single rectangular border.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

RISD Library Transfer

Object Number

2000.29.2

Type

Exhibition History

Process Work
Intersections of Photography and Print ca. 1825 to Today
Feb 01, 2025 – Jul 20, 2025

Label copy

These carbon prints are reproductions of famous drawings by Italian Renaissance artists Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Andrea del Sarto. Reproductions such as these allowed more people—especially those without the money to travel—to study works of art from around the world. Art history was no longer the exclusive privilege of the wealthy. Many educational institutions, including RISD, maintained extensive collections of carbon-printed reproductions for use by students well into the 1900s.

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Adolphe Braun (French, 1811-1877)
Untitled (Photograph of a drawing attributed to Leonardo da Vinci), ca. 1878
Carbon print
17.7 x 14.6 cm (6 15/16 x 5 3/4 inches) (sheet)
RISD Library Transfer 2000.29.2

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