Art, literature & history
The Rhinoceros "Miss Clara"
1748
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- black chalk heightened with white chalk on blue laid paper, indented for transfer
- Dimensions
- sheet: 28.6 x 43.8 cm (11 1/4 x 17 1/4 in.)
- Collection no.
- 2007.111.29
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Johann Elias Ridinger. The Rhinoceros "Miss Clara". National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
The Rhinoceros "Miss Clara" — Johann Elias Ridinger. 1748.
Medium: black chalk heightened with white chalk on blue laid paper, indented for transfer.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): sheet: 28.6 x 43.8 cm (11 1/4 x 17 1/4 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2007.111.29. Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, Patrons' Permanent Fund.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.