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

Possibly by Baccio del Bianco Italian
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 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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