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Leonardo da Vinci

Head of a Man in Profile Facing to the Left

1490–94
Pen and brown ink, over soft black chalk
11.7 × 5.2 cm (4.6 × 2 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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