Figure Leading a Horse

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

The image shows a sketch of a person and a horse. The person is partially seen, looking towards the horse. The person's facial features are roughly drawn in profile, with an open mouth. The person appears to have short hair or a head covering. They are wearing a garment with flowing lines, holding an indistinct object or part of the horse's harness. In the background, there are no distinct details, focusing on the interaction between the person and the horse in the foreground.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink over graphite with gray gouache on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    Overall (approximate): 13.7 x 18.3 cm (5 3/8 x 7 3/16 in.)
    support: 30.6 x 23.4 cm (12 1/16 x 9 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1975.31.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Stefano Della Bella / from Kinnaird Castle

Associated Names

Bibliography

1965

  • Shickman, OLD MSTR DRWGS: 10/65, 21.

Inscriptions

in later hand, lower right verso: D 1203; upper left verso: 665

Wikidata ID

Q64632725

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