Horse Riding Collection (#94)

Bertrand du Guesclin came to thank the duke (engraving)
979244 Bertrand du Guesclin came to thank the duke (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bertrand du Guesclin came to thank the duke)

Barthl and Donisl in the cavalry (coloured engraving)
979192 Barthl and Donisl in the cavalry (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Barthl and Donisl in the cavalry.); © Look and Learn

They pelted Don Quixote with a shower of stones (colour litho)
979023 They pelted Don Quixote with a shower of stones (colour litho) by Hardy, Paul (1862-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: They pelted Don Quixote with a shower of stones)

Riding the lists at court (colour litho)
978018 Riding the lists at court (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Riding the lists at court. Jousting scene)

The opening of the first Royal Exchange by Queen Elizabeth I, London, 23 January 1571 (colour litho)
977874 The opening of the first Royal Exchange by Queen Elizabeth I, London, 23 January 1571 (colour litho) by Crofts, Ernest (1847-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ox cart carrying a reclining king (coloured engraving)
976143 Ox cart carrying a reclining king (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ox cart carrying a reclining king. A peasant cart is in the background)

Bertrand du Guesclin leaves riding an old mare (colour litho)
976001 Bertrand du Guesclin leaves riding an old mare (colour litho) by Semant, Paul de (1855-1915); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bertrand du Guesclin leaves riding an old mare)

Bertrand du Guesclin abandoned by his Bretons (colour litho)
975995 Bertrand du Guesclin abandoned by his Bretons (colour litho) by Semant, Paul de (1855-1915); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bertrand du Guesclin abandoned by his Bretons)

North American Indians running cattle into a ranch (coloured engraving)
981839 North American Indians running cattle into a ranch (coloured engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Driving cattle into a corral, Nebraska (coloured engraving)
981837 Driving cattle into a corral, Nebraska (coloured engraving) by Bromley, Valentine Walter Lewis (1848-77); Private Collection; (add.info.: Driving cattle into a corral)

A Scout - North America (colour litho)
981828 A Scout - North America (colour litho) by Feller, Frank (1848-1908) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Scout - North America.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

Private Charles Hull saving the life of Captain G E D Learoyd, Hafiz Kor, Northwest Frontier, India
976459 Private Charles Hull saving the life of Captain G E D Learoyd, Hafiz Kor, Northwest Frontier, India, 5 September 1915 (colour litho) by Rowlandson

The Royal Scots Greys (colour litho)
980340 The Royal Scots Greys (colour litho) by Payne, Henry (Harry) (1868-1940) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Royal Scots Greys. Officer)

At the head of a large body of men rode Rienzi (colour litho)
979610 At the head of a large body of men rode Rienzi (colour litho) by Lecke, Ferdinand (1859-1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: At the head of a large body of men rode Rienzi)

Flight (colour litho)
979386 Flight (colour litho) by Browne, Gordon Frederick (1858-1932) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flight. Illustration from The Boys Own Paper.); © Look and Learn

German cavalry of the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 (coloured engraving)
979164 German cavalry of the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: German cavalry of the Franco-Prussian War)

Young Roland (coloured engraving)
979152 Young Roland (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Young Roland.); © Look and Learn

Cavalrymen training (colour photo)
3098751 Cavalrymen training (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cavalrymen training)

Entrance of Japanese Field Marshal Oyama Iwao into Mukden, Manchuria, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho)
3097475 Entrance of Japanese Field Marshal Oyama Iwao into Mukden, Manchuria, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho) by French School

The Russo-Japanese War: Cossacks surprising a Japanese patrol in a raid north of Gensan, Korea (colour litho)
3097392 The Russo-Japanese War: Cossacks surprising a Japanese patrol in a raid north of Gensan, Korea (colour litho) by French School

Napoleon at Wagram (colour litho)
3095861 Napoleon at Wagram (colour litho) by Vernet, Antoine Charles Horace (Carle) (1758-1836) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleon at Wagram)

George Washington (colour litho)
3094009 George Washington (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Washington. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Henry VIII meeting Francis I, from The Comic History of England, pub
3075754 Henry VIII meeting Francis I, from The Comic History of England, pub. 1864 (hand coloured etching) by Leech, John (1817-64); Private Collection; (add.info.: meeting in Balinghem, France)

Warriors fighting in Chariots, from Monuments of Nineveh, pub. 1849 (engraving)
3035727 Warriors fighting in Chariots, from Monuments of Nineveh, pub. 1849 (engraving) by Layard, Austen Henry (1817-94); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; British, out of copyright

The Battle of Minden, 1 August 1759 (coloured engraving)
3062275 The Battle of Minden, 1 August 1759 (coloured engraving) by English School, (18th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Tinted line engraving, artist unknown)

A Glimpse of the Enemy, c. 1910 (oil on canvas)
3062228 A Glimpse of the Enemy, c.1910 (oil on canvas) by Wollen, William Barnes (1857-1936); National Army Museum, London; (add.info)

Front cover of Military ABC, 1889 (colour litho)
3037550 Front cover of Military ABC, 1889 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: MILITARY/ ABC)

Roger and Angelica, c. 1910 (pastel on paper)
3700874 Roger and Angelica, c.1910 (pastel on paper) by Redon, Odilon (1840-1916); 92.7x73 cm; Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: In Orlando Furioso the knight Roger saves Angelica)

Field officer and captain of Argyll and Sutherland highlanders, 1893
3697350 Field officer and captain of Argyll and Sutherland highlanders, 1893 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; out of copyright

Bulgaria Mobilising its troops for war, 1908. (litho)
3666852 Bulgaria Mobilising its troops for war, 1908. (litho). by Ostoya, Georges d (Dochinsky or Sochinsky) (1878-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bosnian crisis of 1908-09)

His First Lesson, from Colliers Weekly, pub. 1903 (colour litho)
3664603 His First Lesson, from Colliers Weekly, pub.1903 (colour litho) by Remington, Frederic (1861-1909); The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Collecting the Post, (oil on canvas)
828445 Collecting the Post, (oil on canvas) by Kilburne, George Goodwin (1839-1924); 58.8x76.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Collecting the Post. George Goodwin Kilburne (1839-1924)

Vues de Bresil, c. 1829-35 (woodblock print in colours)
828303 Vues de Bresil, c.1829-35 (woodblock print in colours) by Deltil, Jean Julien (1791-1863); 180.3x266.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Vues de Bresil)

Avenue in Sakrow with Two Riders; Allee in Sakrow mit zwei Reitern, c
826090 Avenue in Sakrow with Two Riders; Allee in Sakrow mit zwei Reitern, c.1923 (oil on canvas) by Liebermann, Max (1847-1935); 60.3x75 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Twilight Charlie, Front Cover of Beadles New York Dime Novel
829834 Twilight Charlie, Front Cover of Beadles New York Dime Novel, 1888 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Denver Public Library

A Helping Hand, (oil on canvas)
828476 A Helping Hand, (oil on canvas) by Hardy, Heywood (1842-1933); 61x91.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Helping Hand. Heywood Hardy (1842-1933). Oil on canvas

Reiter am Tegernsee, 1838 (oil on panel)
827944 Reiter am Tegernsee, 1838 (oil on panel) by Kobell, Wilhelm Alexander (1766-1855); 28.9x25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Reiter am Tegernsee)

Grand Prix de Paris: French president Alexandre Millerand congratulates the winning horse
XEE4188794 Grand Prix de Paris: French president Alexandre Millerand congratulates the winning horse at the Longchamp racecourse

Epsom Horse Races in England - Engraving In "Le Journal Illustrous"
XEE4149621 Epsom Horse Races in England - Engraving In " Le Journal Illustrous", 1869 - People gathering for the Epsom Derby (Derby Stakes)

Representation of the four factions of the Roman circus: the whites (factio albata)
GIA4766151 Representation of the four factions of the Roman circus: the whites (factio albata). The factions were clubs engaged in circus competitions in the Upper Empire (1st century AD)

Drawing of horse bits, 18th century
GIA4813686 Drawing of horse bits, 18th century. by Unknown artist, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing of horse bits, 18th century.); eGiancarlo Costa; out of copyright

Riding at the Bois de Boulogne (Hauts de Seine). Painting by Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)
LSE4315376 Riding at the Bois de Boulogne (Hauts de Seine). Painting by Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), Oil On Canvas, 1873. French Art, 19th century, Impressionism. Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany

The Grand Prix de Paris: race at the Longchamp racecourse and triumph of Kefalin
XEE4187072 The Grand Prix de Paris: race at the Longchamp racecourse and triumph of Kefalin. Engraving in " Le PetiteJournal illustrious", on 2/07/1922. Private collection

Don John of Austria, 1648 (engraving)
3787363 Don John of Austria, 1648 (engraving); (add.info.: Illegitimate son of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. Military leader under Philip of Spain Romanische Literatures by Klemperer/hatzfeld)

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"Horse Riding: A Timeless Bond Between Humans and Equines" From the thundering hooves of riders and racehorses galloping around the racecourse to the serene beauty on the beach at sunrise, this captivating activity has enthralled people for centuries. It transcends time and brings together individuals from different eras, as seen in historical depictions like the Royalist cavalry charging into battle during the English Civil War or Robert Bruce's legendary encounter with Sir Henry de Bohun. Even literary characters like Mr. Darcy, immortalized in Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice, find solace and connection through horseback riding. The Battle of Ballinahinch showcases a dramatic scene where horses become an integral part of warfare, while Rudyard Kipling's Kim transports us to exotic landscapes where horse riding becomes an adventure. Artistic masterpieces such as "Bloomsbury" by Sam Templeman capture not only the gracefulness but also the power that lies within these majestic creatures. John Frederick Herring's print depicting Prix du jockey club at Chantilly in 1841 immerses us in a world filled with excitement and competition. Horse riding has been celebrated throughout history; even Albrecht Dürer's iconic etching "The Knight, Death and Devil" portrays a knight steadfastly mounted on his trusted steed amidst adversity. Adrien Demont's portrayal of Don Quixote reminds us of how they are ignite our imagination and take us on extraordinary journeys. Whether it be knights from ancient manuscripts or modern-day equestrians competing for glory, horse riding remains an enduring symbol of strength, freedom, and unity between humans and horses, and is a timeless pursuit that continues to captivate hearts across generations – reminding us that some bonds are truly unbreakable.