Rare Raphael drawing to be sold in London

The drawing will be sold by the auction house in London on December 8. It is the first time the work, once owned by King William II of the Netherlands, has been on sale in over 150 years.
"This truly exceptional drawing offers us a glimpse into the working mind of a genius," said Benjamin Perronet, director and international head of old master and 19th century drawings at Christie's.
"It presents us with the immediacy of his thoughts and ideas, capturing the precise moment at which the artist's hand and mind were applied to paper."
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