Horseback Horse Back Collection (#9)

Masked ball of the Grande Monde: entrance of Don Quixote (engraving)
3627313 Masked ball of the Grande Monde: entrance of Don Quixote (engraving) by Lix, Frederic Theodore (1830-97) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Masked ball of the Grande Monde)

The Old Guard at Waterloo (colour photogravure)
3657078 The Old Guard at Waterloo (colour photogravure) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Old Guard at Waterloo)

Cormac, High King of Ireland, and Eithne Taebfada (engraving)
3656186 Cormac, High King of Ireland, and Eithne Taebfada (engraving) by Warren, Henry (1794-1879) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cormac, High King of Ireland, and Eithne Taebfada)

Till Eulenspiegel depicted with owl and mirror (engraving)
3647886 Till Eulenspiegel depicted with owl and mirror (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Till Eulenspiegel depicted with owl and mirror)

The chronicler Jean Froissart visiting the ruins of an old castle (engraving)
3647785 The chronicler Jean Froissart visiting the ruins of an old castle (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, confronted by a riot on his entry into Ghent, 1467 (engraving)
3647777 Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, confronted by a riot on his entry into Ghent, 1467 (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles the Bold)

The Duke of Welligton caught up in a riot (engraving)
3647649 The Duke of Welligton caught up in a riot (engraving) by Lix, Frederic Theodore (1830-97) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Duke of Welligton caught up in a riot)

Napoleons retreat from Moscow, 1812 (engraving)
3647632 Napoleons retreat from Moscow, 1812 (engraving) by Delort, Charles Edouard (1841-95); Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleons retreat from Moscow, 1812)

Massenas retreat to Ciudad Rodrigo, 1811 (engraving)
3647622 Massenas retreat to Ciudad Rodrigo, 1811 (engraving) by Delort, Charles Edouard (1841-95); Private Collection; (add.info.: Massenas retreat to Ciudad Rodrigo, 1811)

Napoleon leading his army over the Alps, 1800 (engraving)
3647607 Napoleon leading his army over the Alps, 1800 (engraving) by Lix, Frederic Theodore (1830-97) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleon leading his army over the Alps, 1800)

The Cossack military commander Yermak Timofeyevich in battle with the Tatars of Kuchum Khan (engraving)
3647470 The Cossack military commander Yermak Timofeyevich in battle with the Tatars of Kuchum Khan (engraving) by Leutemann

Henry IV of France at the Battle of Ivry, 1590 (engraving)
3647457 Henry IV of France at the Battle of Ivry, 1590 (engraving) by Neuville, Alphonse Marie de (1835-85) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry IV of France at the Battle of Ivry, 1590)

Duke Ulrich of Wuttemberg humbles himself before the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, 1548 (engraving)
3647442 Duke Ulrich of Wuttemberg humbles himself before the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, 1548 (engraving) by Vogel, Hermann (1856-1918); Private Collection; (add.info)

Nicholas, Count of Salm, fighting the Turks at the Siege of Vienna, 1529 (engraving)
3647413 Nicholas, Count of Salm, fighting the Turks at the Siege of Vienna, 1529 (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nicholas, Count of Salm)

Coronation procession of the Holy Roman Emperor Conrad II, 1027 (engraving)
3647235 Coronation procession of the Holy Roman Emperor Conrad II, 1027 (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Otto I of Germany defeating the Magyars at the Battle of Lechfeld, 955 (engraving)
3647232 Otto I of Germany defeating the Magyars at the Battle of Lechfeld, 955 (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Arnulf of Carinthia storming the Norman defences on the River Dyle, 891 (engraving)
3647213 Arnulf of Carinthia storming the Norman defences on the River Dyle, 891 (engraving) by Camphausen, Wilhelm (1818-85); Private Collection; (add.info)

King Peroz I of Persia on horseback (engraving)
3647178 King Peroz I of Persia on horseback (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Peroz I of Persia on horseback)

Huns charging at the Battle of Chalons, 451 (engraving)
3647145 Huns charging at the Battle of Chalons, 451 (engraving) by Neuville, Alphonse Marie de (1835-85) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Huns charging at the Battle of Chalons, 451)

Siege of Numantia by the Romans, 134 BC (engraving)
3647095 Siege of Numantia by the Romans, 134 BC (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Siege of Numantia by the Romans, 134 BC)

The meeting between Scipio Africanus and Hannibal before the Battle of Zama, 202 BC (engraving)
3647071 The meeting between Scipio Africanus and Hannibal before the Battle of Zama, 202 BC (engraving) by Vogel, Hermann (1856-1918); Private Collection; (add.info)

Louis XIV of France and his guard crossing the Pont-Neuf in Paris on their way to the Palais du Louvre (engraving)
3646889 Louis XIV of France and his guard crossing the Pont-Neuf in Paris on their way to the Palais du Louvre (engraving) by Meulen

The Royal Greys (colour litho)
3622435 The Royal Greys (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Royal Greys. Illustration for The Picture Book of Horses (Ward Lock, c 1950)

A Christmas morning in days gone by (colour litho)
3622431 A Christmas morning in days gone by (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Christmas morning in days gone by)

General McClellan at the Battle of Antietam, Maryland, American Civil War, 17 September 1862 (chromolitho)
3622429 General McClellan at the Battle of Antietam, Maryland, American Civil War, 17 September 1862 (chromolitho) by Ogden

Battle of Resaca de la Palma (litho)
3622425 Battle of Resaca de la Palma (litho) by Ogden, Henry Alexander (1856-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of Resaca de la Palma, Texas, Mexican-American War, 1846)

Federal uniforms of the American Civil War, 1861-1865 (chromolitho)
3622361 Federal uniforms of the American Civil War, 1861-1865 (chromolitho) by Ogden, Henry Alexander (1856-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Federal uniforms of the American Civil War)

The Arrival, or Western Entrance to Cockney Land (coloured engraving)
3622052 The Arrival, or Western Entrance to Cockney Land (coloured engraving) by Cruikshank, Isaac Robert (1789-1856); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Arrival)

Charles the Bolds Burgundian knights routed by Swiss pikemen at the Battle of Grandson, 1476 (colour litho)
3621689 Charles the Bolds Burgundian knights routed by Swiss pikemen at the Battle of Grandson, 1476 (colour litho) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville

Going to Mass from Mountain District (coloured photo)
3643143 Going to Mass from Mountain District (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Going to Mass from Mountain District)

Charles Martel at the Battle of Poitiers, 732 (colour litho)
3621079 Charles Martel at the Battle of Poitiers, 732 (colour litho) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); Private Collection; (add.info)

Death of Major von Schill in a street battle in Stralsund, 31 May 1809 (colour litho)
3621060 Death of Major von Schill in a street battle in Stralsund, 31 May 1809 (colour litho) by Knotel, Richard (1857-1914); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Queen distributing the Victoria Cross (colour litho)
3620727 The Queen distributing the Victoria Cross (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Queen distributing the Victoria Cross)

Postilions, carriage and mail coach, Netherlands, 19th Century (colour litho)
3620678 Postilions, carriage and mail coach, Netherlands, 19th Century (colour litho) by Heins, Armand Jean (1856-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Postilions, carriage and mail coach)

Military wagon and cavalrymen, 13th Century (litho)
3620658 Military wagon and cavalrymen, 13th Century (litho) by Heins, Armand Jean (1856-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Military wagon and cavalrymen, 13th Century)

Conch blowers and raft in primitive times (litho)
3620649 Conch blowers and raft in primitive times (litho) by Heins, Armand Jean (1856-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Conch blowers and raft in primitive times)

Statue from Miseno: the Emperor Nerva (bronze)
3857331 Statue from Miseno: the Emperor Nerva (bronze) by Roman, (1st century AD); (add.info.: Narcus Cocceius Nerva Caesar Augustus (30-98 AD), better known as Nerva

Carl Hegenbecks Wonder Zoo And Big Circus (colour litho)
5236306 Carl Hegenbecks Wonder Zoo And Big Circus (colour litho) by Price, Julius Mandes (1857-1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carl Hegenbecks Wonder Zoo And Big Circus)

David, King of Israel (engraving)
5233686 David, King of Israel (engraving) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: David, King of Israel.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

The Great Seal of King William III and Queen Mary (engraving)
5233636 The Great Seal of King William III and Queen Mary (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Clovis I, King of the Franks, entering Toulouse after defeating the Visigoths, 508 (engraving)
5233493 Clovis I, King of the Franks, entering Toulouse after defeating the Visigoths, 508 (engraving) by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clovis I, King of the Franks)

William II building the Tower of London (colour litho)
5229965 William II building the Tower of London (colour litho) by Anderson, Charles Goldsborough (1865-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: William II building the Tower of London)

Native Americans hunting buffalo (chromolitho)
5235966 Native Americans hunting buffalo (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Native Americans hunting buffalo)

Ceremonial procession of a Mughal emperor, India (engraving)
5233590 Ceremonial procession of a Mughal emperor, India (engraving) by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ceremonial procession of a Mughal emperor)

Victory of Roger I, Count of Carcassonne, over Oliba Cabreta, 981 (engraving)
5233538 Victory of Roger I, Count of Carcassonne, over Oliba Cabreta, 981 (engraving) by Cochin, Charles Nicolas II (1715-90); Private Collection; (add.info.: Victory of Roger I)

Spahis, colonial soldiers of the French army (colour litho)
6001574 Spahis, colonial soldiers of the French army (colour litho) by Poirson, V.A. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spahis, colonial soldiers of the French army)

A Montana Cattle Ranch (b / w photo)
6018310 A Montana Cattle Ranch (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Montana Cattle Ranch)

Tatar soldier, 997 (litho)
6014720 Tatar soldier, 997 (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tatar soldier, 997. Illustration from Les Peuples du Nord - Russie, Allemagne, Angleterre)

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"Horseback Horse Back: A Journey Through History and Art" Step into the world of horseback riding, where noble steeds have carried warriors, kings, and adventurers through centuries of battles and conquests. From the Royalist cavalry charging at the Battle of Naseby during the English Civil War in 1645 to General Robert Lee leading his staff in Gettysburg, PA, these magnificent creatures have played a vital role in shaping history. Admire Adrien Demont's captivating portrayal of Don Quixote on horseback as he embodies chivalry and idealism. This masterpiece displayed at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne transports us to a realm where dreams intertwine with reality. Witness The Negus Menelik fearlessly commanding his troops during the battle of Adwa. The vibrant colors captured in this lithograph bring to life an epic moment that symbolizes courage and resilience. Immerse yourself in Scottish regiments' rich heritage within the British Army through a stunning color lithograph from 1895. Feel their pride as they march forward with unwavering determination while upholding their traditions. Experience Queen Margaret of Anjou's capture after her defeat at Tewkesbury; her face tells tales of loss and despair amidst a backdrop painted with vivid hues that evoke emotions beyond words. Travel back even further to witness Richard the Lionheart mounted on his majestic steed—a true embodiment of medieval valor depicted beautifully through color lithography. Marvel at "Ravine Near Biskra, " an oil painting capturing nature's raw beauty by transporting you to North Africa's enchanting landscapes between 1890-1900. Let your imagination run wild as you envision galloping horses exploring these untamed terrains. Delve into history with engravings depicting significant events like Sherman's March to Sea or Jane Dieulafoy's remarkable achievements as an archaeologist—an inspiring testament to human perseverance and curiosity.