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

1620–1700

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Horse's head, depicted from the side (facing left), with a headdress made up out of feathers, plumes and flowers and crowned by a small dragon with a pointed tongue. Wreaths of feathers and braids are also hanging from the horse's neck.

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Title: Design for the Headdress of a Horse Crowned by a Small Dragon
Artist: Possibly by Baccio del Bianco (Italian, Florence 1604–1656 Escorial) (and workshop)
Date: 1620–1700
Medium: Blank ink and gray washes, heightened with silver (?)
Dimensions: Sheet: 15 3/4 x 11 7/16 in. (40 x 29 cm)
Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1948
Object Number: 48.122.2(2)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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