Saint Gregory and Saint Jerome with lion

This attributed drawing by Juan Fernández Navarrete, known as El Mudo, depicts two venerable saints rendered in pen and brown ink with wash on paper, demonstrating the artist's characteristic linear technique and devotional subject matter. The work bears an inscription crediting it to El Mudo's hand, though the attribution remains tentative, and carries notational marks indicating its passage through notable collections, including that of David Davies, a distinguished specialist in Spanish Renaissance painting. The modest scale and sketchy execution suggest this may have been a preparatory study or devotional drawing, reflecting the spiritual and artistic practices of sixteenth century Spanish art.