See the series of anatomical studies of the horse in the Royal Collection.
Engraved by Edelinck. The drawing has obvious Lionardesque qualities; but how far it may be from the character of the original we can guess by Rubens' transcript from Mantegna. (See above, p. [200].) De Stendhal says wittily of this work, "C'est Virgile traduit par Madame de Staël," op. cit. p. 162.
In the Royal Collection at Windsor there are anatomical drawings for the construction of an imaginary quadruped with gigantic claws. The bony, muscular, and venous structure of its legs and feet is accurately indicated.
See the drawings engraved and published by Gerli in his Disegni di Lionardo da Vinci, Milan, 1784.