A standing male nude holding a sling, probably a study for a David (recto); A reclining male nude with eyes closed (verso)

For other male academies by Mehus, see Livio Mehus: Un pittore barocco alla corte dei Medici 1627-1691, exhib. cat., Florence, Palazzo Pitti, 2000, nos. 21 and 24, and another in the Louvre (inv. 20050).

We are grateful to Dr Marco Chiarini, who has confirmed the attribution on the basis of a photograph.