Art, literature & historyHead of a Horse, Facing Front
1722
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- brush and brown ink with brown wash over graphite on laid paper
- Dimensions
- overall: 16.3 x 20.6 cm (6 7/16 x 8 1/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1986.79.13
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Head of a Horse, Facing Front — Johann Elias Ridinger. 1722.
Medium: brush and brown ink with brown wash over graphite on laid paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 16.3 x 20.6 cm (6 7/16 x 8 1/8 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1986.79.13. Gift of Ian Woodner in honor of Paul Mellon.
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.