Martin Clayton

The cover of Canaletto in Venice (2005).

Cover of the Aztec Herbal volume of the catalogue raisonné of Cassiano dal Pozzo's Paper Museum.

Martin Clayton, LVO, FSA, (born 1967) is head of prints and drawings at the Royal Library, Windsor Castle. He is a specialist in the drawings of Leonardo da Vinci.

Early life

Martin Clayton was born in 1967 to David and Brenda Clayton. He was educated at King James's School, Knaresborough, and then at Christ's College, University of Cambridge, where he received a double first^[1] in natural sciences and history of art.^[2] He credits his interest in art to a school trip to the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg where he was fascinated by the chisel marks on the sculptures there.^[1]

Career

After graduating, Clayton began to work in the Print Room of the Royal Library, Windsor Castle, as an assistant curator, subsequently becoming head of prints and drawings. He has curated many exhibitions in the UK and internationally based on material in the royal collection and written the corresponding catalogues. He is a specialist in the drawings of Leonardo da Vinci.

Clayton is the editor of the natural history volumes of the catalogue raisonné of the Paper Museum of Cassiano dal Pozzo, the major part of which is held in the Royal Library at Windsor.^[3] He also co-wrote the volume on Cassiano's Aztec Herbal with Luigi Guerrini and Alejandro de Ávila.^[4]

Honours

Clayton was made a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) in the 2015 New Year's honours list.^[1][5]

Selected publications

• Poussin: Works on paper. Drawings from the Royal Library, Windsor Castle. Merell Holberton, London, 1995. ISBN 978-1-85894-019-9
• Leonardo da Vinci: A curious vision. Drawings from the Royal Library, Windsor Castle. Merell Holberton, London, 1996. ISBN 978-1-85894-028-1
• Raphael and his circle: Drawings from Windsor Castle. Royal Collection, 1999.
• Holbein to Hockney: Drawings from the Royal Collection. Royal Collection, 2004. ISBN 978-1902163642
• Canaletto in Venice. Royal Collection, 2005. ISBN 978-1902163819
• The art of Italy in the Royal Collection: Renaissance and Baroque. Royal Collection, 2007. (With Lucy Whitaker) ISBN 978-1902163291
• The Paper Museum of Cassiano dal Pozzo. Flora: The Aztec Herbal. 2009. (With Luigi Guerrini and Alejandro de Ávila) ISBN 978-1-905375-30-1
• "Medicine: Leonardo's anatomy years", Nature, 484, pp. 314–316 (19 April 2012). doi:10.1038/484314a
• Castiglione: Lost genius. Royal Collection Trust, 2013. (With Timothy J. Standring) ISBN 978-1-905686-77-3

References

1. Royal curator's King James’s memories. Harrogate Advertiser, 19 January 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
2. Martin Clayton MVO FSA. Royal Drawing School. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
3. THE PAPER MUSEUM OF CASSIANO DAL POZZO A CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ. The Warburg Institute. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
4. Flora: The Aztec Herbal. Brepols Publishers. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
5. New Years Honours List Christ's College Cambridge. Retrieved 20 April 2016.