Design for the Headdress of a Horse Crowned by a Small Lizard

1620–1800

Not on view

Horse's head, depicted from the side, with a headdress made up out of feathers, flowers and crowned by a small lizard. Flowers are also hanging from the horse's neck.

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Exhibition History

Title: Design for the Headdress of a Horse Crowned by a Small Lizard
Artist: Possibly by Baccio del Bianco (Italian, Florence 1604–1656 Escorial) (and workshop)
Date: 1620–1800
Medium: Blank ink and gray washes, heightened with silver (?)
Dimensions: Sheet: 16 5/8 x 15 1/2 in. (42.3 x 39.3 cm)
Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1948
Object Number: 48.122.2(1a)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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