Horseman Collection (#5)

Equestrian statue in water, Boboli Gardens, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe
IMB4950072 Equestrian statue in water, Boboli Gardens, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe; Boboli Gardens, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Equestrian statue in water, Boboli Gardens, Florence)

United States of America Independence War (1775-1783): Paul Revere (1735-1818)
NWI4941450 United States of America Independence War (1775-1783): Paul Revere (1735-1818) awakens the minutemen for the Battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775

A rider on his horse, supported by a character - Sculpted detail of the vault of the portal of the church of Sainte
JEB4940206 A rider on his horse, supported by a character - Sculpted detail of the vault of the portal of the church of Sainte Marie (11th century) in Oloron Sainte Marie (Pyrenees Atlantiques)

Napoleon I Bonaparte with his military troops on a battlefield. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4945975 Napoleon I Bonaparte with his military troops on a battlefield. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Napoleon I Bonaparte with his military troops on a battlefield)

Conference of the Duke of Gloucester, Thomas of Woodstock (1355-1397) with Irish Chiefs
NWI4945849 Conference of the Duke of Gloucester, Thomas of Woodstock (1355-1397) with Irish Chiefs, during the campaign of Richard II (1367-1400)

Tsar Nicholas II (1868-1918) of Russia, passed the gate of the Moscow Kremlin on the day of his coronation, May 26
NWI4945538 Tsar Nicholas II (1868-1918) of Russia, passed the gate of the Moscow Kremlin on the day of his coronation, May 26, 1896

Entry of Joan of Arc (1412-1431) to Orleans on May 8, 1429 carrying the sacred baniere
NWI4920147 Entry of Joan of Arc (1412-1431) to Orleans on May 8, 1429 carrying the sacred baniere. Engraving after the painting of Jean Jacques Scherrer; (add.info)

Romanesque art: The Chapel of St. Catherine, Voute in the cradle breeze, the Childhood of Christ, the Passion
JEB4925219 Romanesque art: The Chapel of St. Catherine, Voute in the cradle breeze, the Childhood of Christ, the Passion, the Last Judgment and Christ in the Majestic

The conquistador Panfilo de Narvaez (1470-1528) handed over his weapons and weapons to Hernan (or Hernando)
NWI4923003 The conquistador Panfilo de Narvaez (1470-1528) handed over his weapons and weapons to Hernan (or Hernando) Cortes or Fernand Cortez (1485-1547), near Veracruz (Mexico), in 1520

Latin America. Mexican wars against the United States: Mexican troops, mid-19th century
NWI4875868 Latin America. Mexican wars against the United States: Mexican troops, mid-19th century. Coloured engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Latin America)

High Priest Coifi destroys the idols of the Paian temple of Goodmanham when King Edwin of Northumbria converted to
ELD4873740 High Priest Coifi destroys the idols of the Paian temple of Goodmanham when King Edwin of Northumbria converted to Christianity

Statuettes of Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), Silene riding a marine animal, Venus Nocera and a Greek rider
JEB4937836 Statuettes of Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), Silene riding a marine animal, Venus Nocera and a Greek rider, Archaeological Museum of Naples (Italy) - Photography, 1880-1900

American War of Independence (American Revolution) (1775-1783): George Washington (1732-1799)
NWI4933617 American War of Independence (American Revolution) (1775-1783): George Washington (1732-1799) taking command of the American Armee on July 2, 1775 at Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Saint George defeating the dragon and the princess. Anonymous 14th century mural. Cathedrale de San Donnino, Fidenza
VEN5033870 Saint George defeating the dragon and the princess. Anonymous 14th century mural. Cathedrale de San Donnino, Fidenza.; (add.info.: Saint George defeating the dragon and the princess)

George Washington (1732-1799) and his family
NWI4904621 George Washington (1732-1799) and his family.; (add.info.: George Washington (1732-1799) and his family.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

General Grant (1822-1885), general and politician with his General Staff on the battlefield during the Civil War
NWI4904922 General Grant (1822-1885), general and politician with his General Staff on the battlefield during the Civil War (19th century).; (add.info.: General Grant (1822-1885)

Warriors demonstrating their skill and skill as a rider, Great Plains - Native American horsemanship - Plains warriors
NWI4889684 Warriors demonstrating their skill and skill as a rider, Great Plains - Native American horsemanship - Plains warriors demonstrating skilled horsemanship on the Great Plains

Cavaliers. Engraving on paper by Jacques Callot (1592-1635). Dim: 24x29cm. Private collection
JEB4889144 Cavaliers. Engraving on paper by Jacques Callot (1592-1635). Dim: 24x29cm. Private collection; (add.info.: Cavaliers. Engraving on paper by Jacques Callot (1592-1635). Dim: 24x29cm

History of the settlers and the conquete of the West: American pioneers. Afro-Ameriacin buffalo soldier riding on a
NWI4888610 History of the settlers and the conquete of the West: American pioneers. Afro-Ameriacin buffalo soldier riding on a live animal near the herd, 1880s

Costumes of Morocco: a caravan - horses, camels (dromedaries) - illustration of the book " Mores et caracteres des
PCT4295257 Costumes of Morocco: a caravan - horses, camels (dromedaries) - illustration of the book " Mores et caracteres des peuples"

Algeria, Ain zeft: a European woman, Mrs Sotoberg, riding a horse in the Chelif plain, 1906
LUX4781231 Algeria, Ain zeft: a European woman, Mrs Sotoberg, riding a horse in the Chelif plain, 1906; (add.info.: Algeria, Ain zeft: a European woman, Mrs Sotoberg)

France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35), Saint-Malo: in a castle park a cavaliere in costume sitting as an amazon on his
LUX4806762 France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35), Saint-Malo: in a castle park a cavaliere in costume sitting as an amazon on his horse, 1875; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35)

United Kingdom, London: Picadilly Circus with the crowd to admire the Horse Guard, 1907
LUX4803190 United Kingdom, London: Picadilly Circus with the crowd to admire the Horse Guard, 1907; (add.info.: United Kingdom, London: Picadilly Circus with the crowd to admire the Horse Guard)

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a German officer taken prisoner by French officers including Joffre
LUX4739563 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a German officer taken prisoner by French officers including Joffre

Military of the antiquite: general roman 1, bearer 2, roman cavalry 3, numide 4 and dace 6, and an archer on his horse
FLO4573450 Military of the antiquite: general roman 1, bearer 2, roman cavalry 3, numide 4 and dace 6, and an archer on his horse, wearing armor 5 - Roman general 1, fasces bearer 2, Roman cavalry 3

Breeds of horses, 18th century. Friesian and Holsteiner breeds 1, and the Danish breed 2
FLO4576382 Breeds of horses, 18th century. Friesian and Holsteiner breeds 1, and the Danish breed 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur Kinder"

Breeds of horses, 18th century. Napolitan breed 1, and Spanish breed 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving
FLO4576398 Breeds of horses, 18th century. Napolitan breed 1, and Spanish breed 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur Kinder" (Picture Book for Children)

The dead pig deer. Engraving by Samuel Howett (1756-1822) in " Oriental field sports" by Thomas Williamson
XEE4124109 The dead pig deer. Engraving by Samuel Howett (1756-1822) in " Oriental field sports" by Thomas Williamson (on hunts in the British Indies in the 19th century)

The return of the wild boar hunt. Engraving by Samuel Howett (1756-1822) in " Oriental field sports" by
XEE4124008 The return of the wild boar hunt. Engraving by Samuel Howett (1756-1822) in " Oriental field sports" by Thomas Williamson (on hunts in the British Indies in the 19th century)

Jackal hunting. Engraving by Samuel Howett (1756-1822) in " Oriental field sports" by Thomas Williamson
XEE4124082 Jackal hunting. Engraving by Samuel Howett (1756-1822) in " Oriental field sports" by Thomas Williamson (on hunts in the British Indies in the 19th century) in 1807; (add.info)

Native travelers of the island of GUAM, in the Mariana Islands (Pacific), colonized by the Spanish before becoming
JAB4121701 Native travelers of the island of GUAM, in the Mariana Islands (Pacific), colonized by the Spanish before becoming American

First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Estafette. Liaison officer of the French army responsible for maintaining contact
DUV4201540 First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Estafette. Liaison officer of the French army responsible for maintaining contact between distant troops (messenger)

Prince Ahmed said goodbye to the princess: illustration for the tale Aladin or the wonderful lamp in Arabian Nights
XEE4182328 Prince Ahmed said goodbye to the princess: illustration for the tale Aladin or the wonderful lamp in Arabian Nights, 1929-32 (lithograph) by Neziere

Prince Bahman passed the lion from one side to the other: illustration for the tale Aladin or the wonderful lamp in
XEE4182353 Prince Bahman passed the lion from one side to the other: illustration for the tale Aladin or the wonderful lamp in Arabian Nights, 1929-32 (lithograph) by Neziere

Great Maneuvers: Horsemen on a Virtual Battlefield, 1908
LUX4715825 Great Maneuvers: Horsemen on a Virtual Battlefield, 1908; (add.info.: Great Maneuvers: Horsemen on a Virtual Battlefield, 1908); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Horsemen pass through a farm yard, 1908
LUX4715822 Horsemen pass through a farm yard, 1908; (add.info.: Horsemen pass through a farm yard, 1908); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Large maneuvers pass through a village, 1908
LUX4715796 Large maneuvers pass through a village, 1908; (add.info.: Large maneuvers pass through a village, 1908); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Louis Nicolas Davoust (1770-1823), Marechal de Napoleon 1st 1845
JAB4120048 Louis Nicolas Davoust (1770-1823), Marechal de Napoleon 1st 1845; (add.info.: Louis Nicolas Davoust (1770-1823), Marechal de Napoleon 1st 1845); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Combat between an Angevin King and Manfred, King of Sicily (c.1232-66), after 1265 (fresco)
ETI4397629 Combat between an Angevin King and Manfred, King of Sicily (c.1232-66), after 1265 (fresco); Tour Ferrande, Pernes-les-Fontaines

An Egyptian leader accompanies a child servant who carries his curved sword
FLO4634768 An Egyptian leader accompanies a child servant who carries his curved sword. Below is a Mamluk warrior with a spear on his horse

Costume of Mordovia (Russia): a couple, framing a portrait of a woman and below
FLO4634523 Costume of Mordovia (Russia): a couple, framing a portrait of a woman and below, a bashkir archer (Turkish people of Russia) and a young girl

Parthian cavalry rider and horse in full scale armour, and Sarmatian archer in scale armour
FLO4703947 Parthian cavalry rider and horse in full scale armour, and Sarmatian archer in scale armour. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of

Portrait of a soldier: An officer poses on his horse in his barracks, 1910, France - Autochrome anonymous
LUX4697841 Portrait of a soldier: An officer poses on his horse in his barracks, 1910, France - Autochrome anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of a soldier)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Place des victoires, 1st arrondissement, 1865 - H Schletter Confection Fur
LUX4701486 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Place des victoires, 1st arrondissement, 1865 - H Schletter Confection Fur; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Place des victoires

German warrior, Sarmatian archer in armour, and Belgian cavalry in chain-mail armour
FLO4704000 German warrior, Sarmatian archer in armour, and Belgian cavalry in chain-mail armour. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of

Egyptian costumes: turban riders and tunics. Underneath, women in burqa and a woman of harem has the elaboree
FLO4634758 Egyptian costumes: turban riders and tunics. Underneath, women in burqa and a woman of harem has the elaboree headdress, wearing an embroidered coat and puffy pants

The arrest of Thomas of Woodstock (or Wodestock) (1355-1397), Duke of Gloucester, in his castle of Pleshey (England)
FLO4630557 The arrest of Thomas of Woodstock (or Wodestock) (1355-1397), Duke of Gloucester, in his castle of Pleshey (England), in 1397; he was taken by armed guards to a boat at Calais

Romania, Moldova: oil field, oil technician geologist working on the back of a mare accompanied by his foal at
LUX4787433 Romania, Moldova: oil field, oil technician geologist working on the back of a mare accompanied by his foal at the bottom of the wooded hills, 1901; (add.info.: Romania)

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"Horseman: A Timeless Symbol of Power, Speed, and Bravery" From the historic Battle of Agincourt in 1415 to the captivating artwork of Paolo Uccello's "The Battle of San Romano" in 1456, horses have played a significant role as loyal companions and formidable warriors throughout history. Whether charging into battle or gracefully leaping over fences, these majestic creatures have always captivated our imagination. In Edward Benjamin Herberte's hunt scenes from the late 19th century, we witness the harmonious bond between man and horse as they navigate treacherous terrains with unwavering trust. The artist Eadweard J Muybridge freezes time with his iconic photograph capturing a man and horse effortlessly jumping a fence in perfect synchronization. Moving beyond reality into folklore and legend, playing cards from around 1915 depict cowboys alongside Native American men seated on a blanket - showcasing different aspects of horsemanship that were integral to their respective cultures. One cannot forget Ichabod Crane's infamous encounter with the Headless Horseman attributed to William John Wilgus. This eerie oil painting transports us back to early 19th-century America where legends intertwine with reality. Horses also feature prominently in tales such as Sir Gawain beheading the Green Knight and Lord Alfred Tennyson's epic poem "Charge of the Light Brigade, " which immortalizes the heroic charge during the Crimean War. These stories remind us that horses symbolize courage, honor, and sacrifice on both fictional battlegrounds and real-life conflicts alike. Even today, Mongol horsemen continue their ancient traditions while galloping across vast landscapes – reminding us that this timeless bond between humans and horses transcends borders and centuries. Lastly, Chaucer's Canterbury Tales introduces us to an honorable knight whose noble steed carries him through countless adventures. This woodcut illustration from around 1490 serves as a reminder that the horseman archetype has been celebrated in literature for centuries.