The Head of a Bearded Man, a Man on Horseback
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1650
name: label: Artist
content: Paolo Emilio Besenzi, Italian, 1624 - 1666
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: The head is in the upper left corner. It is turned toward the right, and shown in profile. The beard is floating horizontally. Below: The horse is shown from the left back, galloping toward the left. It stands upon the hind legs and turns the head toward the spectator. The rider in classical attire has a head similar to the upper one
place: label: made in
content: Italy
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Museum purchase through gift of various donors
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1901-39-105
objectType: label: Type
content: figures
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Black chalk, pen and ink, brush and bistre on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 18.3 × 13.6 cm (7 3/16 × 5 3/8 in.)