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Equestrian Collection (page 2)

"Equestrian: A Timeless Bond Between Man and Horse" From the majestic Marcus Aurelius Statue to Napoleon Crossing the Grand Saint-Bernard Pass

Background imageEquestrian Collection: CIVIL WAR RECRUITMENT. Recruitment poster of the 22nd Cavalry Regiment, formed at Rochester

CIVIL WAR RECRUITMENT. Recruitment poster of the 22nd Cavalry Regiment, formed at Rochester, New York during the Civil War

Background imageEquestrian Collection: LEEs SURRENDER, 1865. General Robert E. Lee leaving the McLean House after the Confederate

LEEs SURRENDER, 1865. General Robert E. Lee leaving the McLean House after the Confederate surrender at Appomattox, Virginia, 9 April 1865. Engraving after a contemporary drawing by A.R. Waud

Background imageEquestrian Collection: PRUSSIAN SOLDIER, 1830. Captain of the Hussar Regiment of the Prussian Guards. German lithograph

PRUSSIAN SOLDIER, 1830. Captain of the Hussar Regiment of the Prussian Guards. German lithograph, 1830

Background imageEquestrian Collection: David Barker riding Franco during olympic training at Arundel Castle Sussex 1960

David Barker riding Franco during olympic training at Arundel Castle Sussex 1960

Background imageEquestrian Collection: Samurai cleaning his sword. Japanese painting, 16-17th century

Samurai cleaning his sword. Japanese painting, 16-17th century
MOUNTED SAMURAI. Samurai cleaning his sword. Japanese painting, 16-17th century

Background imageEquestrian Collection: Roosevelt / Mckinley Cartoon

Roosevelt / Mckinley Cartoon
ROOSEVELT/McKINLEY CARTOON. Presumptive vice-presidential candidate (and former Rough Rider) Theodore Roosevelt shown as the dominant figure in a McKinley-Roosevelt administration

Background imageEquestrian Collection: ZULU WAR, 1879. The relief of Rorkes Drift, 23 January 1879. Wood engraving, English, 1879

ZULU WAR, 1879. The relief of Rorkes Drift, 23 January 1879. Wood engraving, English, 1879

Background imageEquestrian Collection: Four fine horses wearing blinkers

Four fine horses wearing blinkers
A portrait of four fine horses, all wearing blinkers. Possibly a carriage team. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageEquestrian Collection: Profile portrait of a racehorse

Profile portrait of a racehorse in full flight, along with inset illustrations of a jockeys cap and crop. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageEquestrian Collection: The Royal Scots Greys - 2nd Dragoons

The Royal Scots Greys - 2nd Dragoons. Officer - Review order. The Colonel-in-Chief was (at this time) Tsar Nicholas II ! Date: circa 1910s

Background imageEquestrian Collection: Off to the Front

Off to the Front - British army cavalry regiment en route to the Western Front. Date: circa 1916

Background imageEquestrian Collection: LADY GODIVA, 11th CENTURY. Wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia. Anglo-Saxon gentlewoman

LADY GODIVA, 11th CENTURY. Wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia. Anglo-Saxon gentlewoman, patron of the arts, equestrienne, and tax protester. Lady Godiva riding nude on a horse

Background imageEquestrian Collection: RIVERA: CUERNAVACA. Diego Rivera: The Taking of Cuernavaca. Detail of fresco in Cortez-Palace

RIVERA: CUERNAVACA. Diego Rivera: The Taking of Cuernavaca. Detail of fresco in Cortez-Palace, Cuernevaca, Mexico

Background imageEquestrian Collection: Equestrian statue of Finlands great wartime statesman, General Mannerheim

Equestrian statue of Finlands great wartime statesman, General Mannerheim, Helsinki, Finland, Scandinavia, Europe

Background imageEquestrian Collection: Girl rides HORSE - galloping along sea edge

Girl rides HORSE - galloping along sea edge
CRH-806 Girl rides HORSE - galloping along sea edge Nordhoek Beach, Cape Town, South Africa Chris Harvey Please note that prints are for personal display purposed only

Background imageEquestrian Collection: Horse-riders going toward the Bois de Boulogne; Cavaliers se Rendant au Bois de Bologne

Horse-riders going toward the Bois de Boulogne; Cavaliers se Rendant au Bois de Bologne
825256 Horse-riders going toward the Bois de Boulogne; Cavaliers se Rendant au Bois de Bologne, 1888 (gouache on board) by Toulouse-Lautrec

Background imageEquestrian Collection: The artist, Alfred Munnings, at his easel

The artist, Alfred Munnings, at his easel
Alfred Munnings at work on an equestrian portrait. Date: 1921

Background imageEquestrian Collection: Hunters in a Stable with a Groom, 1809 (oil on canvas)

Hunters in a Stable with a Groom, 1809 (oil on canvas)
990550 Hunters in a Stable with a Groom, 1809 (oil on canvas) by Weaver, Thomas (1774-1843); 68.6x89.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Hunters in a Stable with a Groom. Thomas Weaver (1774-1843)

Background imageEquestrian Collection: Princess Anne August 98 At horse trials at her Gatcombe Park home

Princess Anne August 98 At horse trials at her Gatcombe Park home

Background imageEquestrian Collection: Charles I of England (1600-1649). Monarch of England, Scotla

Charles I of England (1600-1649). Monarch of England, Scotland and Ireland. Equestrian portrait by Van Dyck, 1637. National Gallery. London. England. United Kingdom

Background imageEquestrian Collection: Taming horse. Roman painting. Domus. 4th C. Merida (Augusta

Taming horse. Roman painting. Domus. 4th C. Merida (Augusta
Taming horse. Roman painting. Domus. 4th C. From Merida(Augusta Emerita). National Museum of Roman art. Merida. Spain

Background imageEquestrian Collection: Surrey Yeomanry on Struma Valley Front, Salonika, WW1

Surrey Yeomanry on Struma Valley Front, Salonika, WW1
The Surrey Yeomanry on the Struma Valley Front, Salonika 1917-1918. Breaking cover - A Squadron raid on Jenimah. By Frank Algernon Stewart (1877-1945). 1917-1918

Background imageEquestrian Collection: A brush with the Bulgar - Scouts discover enemy, WW1

A brush with the Bulgar - Scouts discover enemy, WW1
The Surrey Yeomanry on the Struma Valley Front, Salonika 1917-1918. A brush with the Bulgar - Scouts discover enemy at entrance to Jenimah. By Frank Algernon Stewart (1877-1945). 1917-1918

Background imageEquestrian Collection: Going into action, The Barraged Road on Blaga Planina

Going into action, The Barraged Road on Blaga Planina
The Surrey Yeomanry on the Struma Valley Front, Salonika 1917-1918. Going into action, The Barraged Road on the Blaga Planina. By Frank Algernon Stewart (1877-1945). 1917-1918

Background imageEquestrian Collection: The New Standard Theatre, 1845

The New Standard Theatre, 1845
The New Standard Theatre in Shoreditch, London, showing an equestrian spectacle taking place on stage in 1845, the year that the theatre first opened

Background imageEquestrian Collection: FOUR HORSEMEN. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Color woodcut, German, 1523

FOUR HORSEMEN. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Color woodcut, German, 1523

Background imageEquestrian Collection: FUR TRAPPER, 1889. An Native American fur trapper of the American west. Painting

FUR TRAPPER, 1889. An Native American fur trapper of the American west. Painting, 1889, by Frederic Remington

Background imageEquestrian Collection: George Washington, Patrick Henry, and Edmund Pendleton travel to the First Continental Congress at

George Washington, Patrick Henry, and Edmund Pendleton travel to the First Continental Congress at Philadelphia in
CONTINENTAL CONGRESS, 1774. George Washington, Patrick Henry, and Edmund Pendleton travel to the First Continental Congress at Philadelphia in September 1774

Background imageEquestrian Collection: CANOVA: HORSE. Model of a colossal horse by Antonio Canova (1757-1822)

CANOVA: HORSE. Model of a colossal horse by Antonio Canova (1757-1822). Steel engraving, 19th century

Background imageEquestrian Collection: Andalusian Stallion running, PR

Andalusian Stallion running, PR

Background imageEquestrian Collection: Zambia, Northern Province, Shiwa Ngandu

Zambia, Northern Province, Shiwa Ngandu. Groom riding across the eucalyptus avenue in the garden of Shiwa House

Background imageEquestrian Collection: Thoroughbreds, 1938 (colour etching and drypoint)

Thoroughbreds, 1938 (colour etching and drypoint)
991034 Thoroughbreds, 1938 (colour etching and drypoint) by Icart, Louis (1888-1950); 47.5x89.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Thoroughbreds. Louis Icart (1888-1950)

Background imageEquestrian Collection: Georgiana: a Horse, c. 1819 (oil on canvas)

Georgiana: a Horse, c. 1819 (oil on canvas)
7240664 Georgiana: a Horse, c.1819 (oil on canvas) by Weaver, Thomas (1774-1843); 70x89 cm; The Weston Park Foundation, Shropshire, UK; (add.info.: Georgiana: a horse facing left in a landscape)

Background imageEquestrian Collection: Piccadilly and Hatchetts Hotel, London, c. 1887 (albumen print)

Piccadilly and Hatchetts Hotel, London, c. 1887 (albumen print)
1769880 Piccadilly and Hatchetts Hotel, London, c.1887 (albumen print) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Piccadilly and Hatchetts Hotel, London)

Background imageEquestrian Collection: Love Me, Love My Horse (colour litho)

Love Me, Love My Horse (colour litho)
5230192 Love Me, Love My Horse (colour litho) by Underwood, Clarence F. (1871-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Love Me, Love My Horse)

Background imageEquestrian Collection: Bloomsbury, A Chestnut Racehorse with Sam Templeman up, in a Landscape, (oil on canvas)

Bloomsbury, A Chestnut Racehorse with Sam Templeman up, in a Landscape, (oil on canvas)
990566 Bloomsbury, A Chestnut Racehorse with Sam Templeman up, in a Landscape, (oil on canvas) by Prades, Alfred de (fl.c.1862-79); 47.6x66.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Bloomsbury)

Background imageEquestrian Collection: Colonel Udnys Bay Colt Truffle by Sorcerer Held by a Groom, 1815 (oil on canvas)

Colonel Udnys Bay Colt Truffle by Sorcerer Held by a Groom, 1815 (oil on canvas)
990567 Colonel Udnys Bay Colt Truffle by Sorcerer Held by a Groom, 1815 (oil on canvas) by Cooper, Abraham (1787-1868); 64.8x80 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageEquestrian Collection: Portrait of Alexander Leslie, Earl of Leven (engraving)

Portrait of Alexander Leslie, Earl of Leven (engraving)
819202 Portrait of Alexander Leslie, Earl of Leven (engraving) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven)

Background imageEquestrian Collection: Race for the Great St Leger Stakes, 1836. Artist: Harris

Race for the Great St Leger Stakes, 1836. Artist: Harris
Race for the Great St Leger Stakes, 1836. First held in 1776, the St Leger is the oldest of the five classic English horse races

Background imageEquestrian Collection: FLORENCE: FOOTBALL GAME. A game of football in the Piazza Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Italy

FLORENCE: FOOTBALL GAME. A game of football in the Piazza Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Italy. Painting, 16th century, by Stradano

Background imageEquestrian Collection: BATTLE OF NORMANDY, 1429. Scottish knights (at right) fighting the English at the

BATTLE OF NORMANDY, 1429. Scottish knights (at right) fighting the English at the Battle of Normandy, 1429

Background imageEquestrian Collection: Sporty equestrian blond posing with her horse

Sporty equestrian blond posing with her horse
Team-mates - a very pretty sporty equestrian blond in jodhpurs and boots, standing holding the bridle of her thoroughbred black stallion, gloved hand on hip. Date: early 1940s

Background imageEquestrian Collection: Peter the Great, Equestrian Statue, St Petersburg

Peter the Great, Equestrian Statue, St Petersburg
View of the equestrian statue to Peter the Great (1672 - 1725) in St Petersburg, Russia. Known as the Bronze Horseman, it was installed in 1782

Background imageEquestrian Collection: Studies for the equestrian casting for the Sforza monument by Leonardo Da Vinci

Studies for the equestrian casting for the Sforza monument by Leonardo Da Vinci
DA VINCI: EQUESTRIAN STUDY. Studies for the equestrian casting for the Sforza monument by Leonardo Da Vinci

Background imageEquestrian Collection: The Royal Parade

The Royal Parade, circa 1773. Paret y Alcazar, Luis (1746-1799). Oil on canvas, 232 x 365 cm. The painting depicts the equestrian parade held at the Royal Palace at Aranjuez during the spring of

Background imageEquestrian Collection: The Rough Rider. An English cartoon tribute by Bernard Partridge published on Theodore Roosevelts

The Rough Rider. An English cartoon tribute by Bernard Partridge published on Theodore Roosevelts succession to
ROOSEVELT CARTOON, 1901. The Rough Rider. An English cartoon tribute by Bernard Partridge published on Theodore Roosevelts succession to the presidency in 1901

Background imageEquestrian Collection: GEORGE CUSTER (1839-1876). American army officer. Custer, left, as a Captain in the Union Army

GEORGE CUSTER (1839-1876). American army officer. Custer, left, as a Captain in the Union Army, with General Alfred Pleasonton in April 1863




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"Equestrian: A Timeless Bond Between Man and Horse" From the majestic Marcus Aurelius Statue to Napoleon Crossing the Grand Saint-Bernard Pass, equestrianism has been an art form that transcends time. The canvas of history is adorned with remarkable moments like the Battle of Agincourt, where archers stood in front while cavalry massed behind them, showcasing the strategic power of horse-mounted warriors. Intriguingly, even folklore finds its place within this realm. Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman come alive through William John Wilgus' oil painting, capturing a chilling tale that sends shivers down our spines. Artists like Hogarth depict different times of day through their masterpieces; however, it is during Suffolk Punch Horse's mating ritual that we witness nature's own artistic expression. Legends also find their way into this captivating world. Sir Gawain beheading the Green Knight symbolizes bravery and honor amidst mythical challenges. The Crimean War brings forth images of valor as we envision Lord Alfred Tennyson's poem "Charge of the Light Brigade, " immortalizing those who fearlessly charged into battle on horseback. The Charge of the British Light Cavalry Brigade further exemplifies courage as they galloped fearlessly towards victory against all odds. Yet amidst these grand tales lies a simple beauty - a Palomino pony on rein reminds us of the intimate connection between rider and steed. It speaks volumes about trust and companionship forged over centuries. Beyond historical narratives lie vibrant locations such as Plaza Mayor in Madrid or Windsor Great Park's Copper Horse. These places serve as reminders that equestrian culture extends far beyond battles and legends; it permeates everyday life across diverse landscapes around the globe. Equestrianism embodies more than just horsemanship; it represents a harmonious partnership between humans and horses throughout history. It celebrates strength, grace, loyalty, and the unbreakable bond between two beings.