Drawing of a man on a horse in regalia
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Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

A man sits atop a horse. The man is lavishly dressed in a feathered hat, ruff collar, voluminous shirt and trousers, and stockings. He holds reins in his hands and looks back and to his left. The horse wears a headpiece with two vertical puffs of feathers, a bridle with decorative medallion-shaped ornaments, fringed reins, and an ornate cover over its rump that includes swirls, tassels, and a decoration shaped like a lion’s head. The horse’s eyes peer up toward the viewer. Textural details, including the horse’s muscles and the folds in the man’s clothing, are dramatic and densely shaded.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
BR67.41
People
Jost Amman, Swiss (Zurich, Switzerland 1539 - 1591 Nuremberg, Germany)
Title
Mounted Patrician
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
c. 1580
Culture
Swiss
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/222572

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black ink and gray and brown wash on cream antique laid paper
Dimensions
46.7 x 35 cm (18 3/8 x 13 3/4 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Wick
Accession Year
1967
Object Number
BR67.41
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Peter Nisbet and Joseph Koerner, The Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University Art Museums, ed. Peter Nisbet, Harvard University Art Museums and Scala Publishers Ltd. (Cambridge, MA and London, England, 2007), p. 227

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2540 Renaissance, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 02/13/2020 - 07/27/2021

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