Head of a Horse, with Bridle, Facing Left

1721

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: brush and brown ink and pen and brown ink with gray wash over graphite on laid paper
Dimensions: overall: 26.3 x 20.8 cm (10 3/8 x 8 3/16 in.)
Collection no.: 1986.79.16
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Head of a Horse, with Bridle, Facing Left — Johann Elias Ridinger. 1721.

Medium: brush and brown ink and pen and brown ink with gray wash over graphite on laid paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 26.3 x 20.8 cm (10 3/8 x 8 3/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1986.79.16. 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.

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