Horse Dressed Up for a Tournament or Ceremonial Entry

Baccio del Bianco

ca. 1620–56 · Brown ink and wash · Drawings and Prints

Drawing of a horse dressed up for a tournament or ceremonial entry, depicted from the side (facing right). The horse is outftted with an elaborate headdress and remarkable is the lion's skin which seems to have been used instead of a blanket under the saddle.

Artist

Baccio del Bianco

Date

ca. 1620–56

Medium

Brown ink and wash

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1948