Horseback Collection (#7)

Karl XI, 1655-1697, King of Sweden, 1676. Creator: David Klocker Ehrenstrahl
Karl XI, 1655-1697, King of Sweden, 1676

Collision of the Moorish Horsemen, 1843-1844. Creator: Eugene Delacroix
Collision of the Moorish Horsemen, 1843-1844. Delacroix uses fluid brush work to capture the colour and movement of an Arab Fantasia, or ceremonial cavalry charge, mimicking battle

Information, 1876. Creator: Alphonse de Neuville
Information, 1876. A mounted officer of the Engineers with map in hand is seeking directions from a peasant tending his flock with a dog. Another mounted soldier is visible in the background

Equestrian With Shield, Greco-Roman Period (332BCE-337 CE). Creator: Unknown
Equestrian With Shield, Greco-Roman Period (332BCE-337 CE)

Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889. Creators: Joseph Keppler, Bernhard Gillam
Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889

A Surrender, early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
A Surrender, early 20th century

Landscape with Cattle, 1861. Creator: Anders Monsen Askevold
Landscape with Cattle, 1861

Costumes de Différents Pays, Cavalier Chinois, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, LF Labrousse
Costumes de Differents Pays, Cavalier Chinois, c1797

The Infantes Offer to Accompany Ruy Velazquez in His Campaign Against the Moors, 1612. Creator: Antonio Tempesta
The Infantes Offer to Accompany Ruy Velazquez in His Campaign Against the Moors, 1612. From The History of the Seven Sons of Lara, pl. 19

Diptych Icon with Saint George, and Mary and the Infant Christ, early 15th century. Creator: Unknown
Diptych Icon with Saint George, and Mary and the Infant Christ, early 15th century

Kristina (1626-1689), Queen of Sweden. Creator: Unknown
Kristina (1626-1689), Queen of Sweden, Unknown date

A Prince with a Hawk and Ladies Hunting, between 1750 and 1775. Creator: Unknown
A Prince with a Hawk and Ladies Hunting, between 1750 and 1775

Illustration for Johann Christoph Mayer's History of the Crusades, 1781. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustration for Johann Christoph Mayer's History of the Crusades, 1781

Karl XII, 1682-1718, King of Sweden, Palatine Count of Zweibrücken. late 17th-early 18th century
Karl XII, 1682-1718, King of Sweden, Palatine Count of Zweibrucken, late 17th-early 18th century

Troops advance towards a fortified city. Creator: Pieter Verhoek
Troops advance towards a fortified city

The Death of Yamamoto Dosan at the Great Battle of Kawanakajima, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Death of Yamamoto Dosan at the Great Battle of Kawanakajima, 1866

Review in Ladugårdsgärde Fields during Czar Nicolaus Visit in 1838. Creator: Karl Stefan Bennet
Review in Ladugardsgarde Fields during Czar Nicolaus Visit in 1838, Unknown date

Wild Boar Hunt, c1675. Creator: Unknown
Wild Boar Hunt, c1675. Two princely figures on horseback powerfully charge at a wild boar, simultaneously plunging their weapons into its side just in time to save their companion

Wedding Procession: Groom on a Horse, c1800. Creator: Unknown
Wedding Procession: Groom on a Horse, c1800

Meeting of Two Generals, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), between 1475 and 1500. Creator: Unknown
Meeting of Two Generals, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), between 1475 and 1500

Triptych with Mary and Her Son, Archangels, Scenes from Life of Christ and Saints, early 16th cent. Creator: Unknown
Triptych with Mary and Her Son, Archangels, Scenes from Life of Christ and Saints, early 16th century. This triptych (three-paneled icon) is distinguished by its somber colours, linear patterns

Meeting of Warriors, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), between 1620 and 1625. Creator: Unknown
Meeting of Warriors, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), between 1620 and 1625

Deaths of Al-Wathiq and Muhammad B. Baiis Jalis (recto), Death of Anbakh (verso)... c1594. Creator: Unknown
Deaths of Al-Wathiq and Muhammad B. Baiis Jalis (recto), Death of Anbakh (verso), Folio from a Tarikh-I Alfi Manuscript (image 2 of 2), c1594

A Rampaging Elephant (Recto), c1675. Creator: Unknown
A Rampaging Elephant (Recto), c1675

Prince Hunting with Cheetah, 1764 or earlier. Creator: Unknown
Prince Hunting with Cheetah, 1764 or earlier

Manuscript with Festival Scenes (image 1 of 2), c1860. Creator: Unknown
Manuscript with Festival Scenes (image 1 of 2), c1860

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 13 (The Return to the Capital), 1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 13 (The Return to the Capital), 1920-1940

Piruz advises Nushzad not to rebel against Anushirvan (image 1 of 5), c1560. Creator: Unknown
Piruz advises Nushzad not to rebel against Anushirvan (image 1 of 5), c1560

The Battle between Bahram Chubina and Sava Shah (image 2 of 9), c1560. Creator: Unknown
The Battle between Bahram Chubina and Sava Shah (image 2 of 9), c1560

The Battle between Bahram Chubina and Sava Shah (image 1 of 9), c1560. Creator: Unknown
The Battle between Bahram Chubina and Sava Shah (image 1 of 9), c1560

Sultan Osman II (reigned 1618-1622) with His Vizier Davud Pasha in a Procession... c1620-22. Creator: Unknown
Sultan Osman II (reigned 1618-1622) with His Vizier Davud Pasha in a Procession of Janissaries and Guards, Left side of a double-page Manuscript illustration, c1620-22

Arrival of French troops in Italy; On entering the village where they are posted.. 1917 Creator: Unknown
Arrival of French troops in Italy; On entering the village where they are posted, a French regiment marches past its colonel, 1917

Battle in a Rocky Landscape, between c1580 and c1595. Creator: Unknown
Battle in a Rocky Landscape, between c1580 and c1595

Inter-allied Support; Arrival of a French regiment into an Italian town, 1917. Creator: Pelanda
Inter-allied Support; Arrival of a French regiment into an Italian town, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

The Dark Hours of Italy; Detachment of infantry, exhausted, resting under protection... 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Dark Hours of Italy; Detachment of infantry, exhausted, resting under protection from cavalry patrols, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration

The Entry of King Gustav Vasa of Sweden into Stockholm, 1523, 1908. Creator: Carl Larsson
The Entry of King Gustav Vasa of Sweden into Stockholm, 1523, 1908

The Dark Hours of Italy; Armored car and cavalry protecting the retreat of a column.. 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Dark Hours of Italy; Armored car and cavalry protecting the retreat of a column, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

The Dark Hours of Italy; On the roads of the Lower Isonzo, the 3rd Italian army... 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Dark Hours of Italy; On the roads of the lower Isonzo, the 3rd Italian army, to avoid being flanked, fell back in an orderly fashion, evacuating the Karst Plateau, taking equipment and all crews

Peder Sunnanväder's and Mäster Knut's Ignominious Entry into Sthlm 1526, 1879. Creator: Carl Gustaf Hellqvist
Peder Sunnanvader's and Master Knut's Ignominious Entry into Sthlm 1526, 1879

Abhimanyu Hunting, Scene from the Story of the Marriage of Abhimanyu and Vatsala... c1850. Creator: Unknown
Abhimanyu Hunting, Scene from the Story of the Marriage of Abhimanyu and Vatsala, Folio from a Mahabharata ([War of the] Great Bharatas), c1850

Drummer and Horn Player (Accompanying the Hunt?), Scene from the Story of the Marriage... c1850. Creator: Unknown
Drummer and Horn Player (Accompanying the Hunt?), Scene from the Story of the Marriage of Abhimanyu and Vatsala, Folio from a Mahabharata ([War of the] Great Bharatas), c1850

Rama on Horseback (image 1 of 5), between 1750 and 1775. Creator: Unknown
Rama on Horseback (image 1 of 5), between 1750 and 1775

Maharana Ari Singh of Udaipur (r. 1761-73) and His Entourage at the Hunt, c1770. Creator: Unknown
Maharana Ari Singh of Udaipur (r. 1761-73) and His Entourage at the Hunt, c1770

Difficulties of the road; An Icelanders Notes on Iceland, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Difficulties of the road; An Icelanders Notes on Iceland, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Travelling in Iceland; An Icelanders Notes on Iceland, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Travelling in Iceland; An Icelanders Notes on Iceland, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Passage of the Cordilleras; A Ramble in Peru, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Passage of the Cordilleras; A Ramble in Peru, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

St Martin and the Beggar, 17th century. Creator: Michelangelo Cerquozzi
St Martin and the Beggar, 17th century. Martin is dressed in a blue garment and a red cloak, which is already divided into two pieces

Conquest of German East Africa; On May 8, 1916, Belgian Colonel Molitor... 1916. Creator: Unknown
Conquest of German East Africa; On May 8, 1916, Belgian Colonel Molitor entered Kigali, capital of Rwanda, a region bordering the Northern Part of the Belgian Congo, 1916

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"Horseback: A Timeless Connection between Man and Beast" From the ancient battles to modern equestrian events, the bond between humans and horses has endured through history. In Trotsky slaying the counter-revolutionary dragon (poster), 1918, we witness the power as a symbol of revolution and triumph. Even royalty embraces this connection, as seen in Princess Elizabeth - Attending the Trooping of the Colour. The elegance and grace displayed on horseback reflect both strength and regality. In Manus Tuas Domine. , 1879 captures a moment frozen in time, where man's reliance on his equine companion is evident. Artist Briton Riviere beautifully portrays trust and unity between rider and steed. The Battle of San Romano, c1438 transports us back to medieval times when knights charged fearlessly into battle astride their loyal horses. Paolo Uccello's masterpiece depicts bravery amidst chaos. The Charge of the Light Brigade by 11th Hussars at Balaclava immortalizes an infamous military maneuver that showcased both heroism and tragedy. Horses galloping fearlessly towards danger alongside their riders exemplify unwavering loyalty. Eadweard J Muybridge's photograph captures a fleeting moment as man and horse soar over a fence with perfect synchronization. The harmony achieved between them demonstrates years of training and mutual understanding. King Henry V at the Battle of Agincourt reminds us that even great leaders relied on their trusted steeds during pivotal moments in history. Horseback became synonymous with courage, leadership, and victory. Chaucer's Canterbury Pilgrims embarked on their spiritual journey mounted atop noble horses, representing diverse backgrounds united by faith. Their pilgrimage showcases how they are bring people together despite differences. Sir Isumbras at the Ford illustrates John Everett Millais' talent for capturing emotion through artistry. This poignant image tells a story of sacrifice and determination, where horseback becomes a symbol of hope.