Horseman Collection (#7)

The seat of Malta by the Turks in 1565 - Engraving
XEE5027034 The seat of Malta by the Turks in 1565 - Engraving; (add.info.: The seat of Malta by the Turks in 1565 - Engraving)

The military feats of Vittorio Amedeo I of Savoia (Victor Emmanuel I of Savoy 1587-1637)
VEN5032577 The military feats of Vittorio Amedeo I of Savoia (Victor Emmanuel I of Savoy 1587-1637), Duke of Savoy and Prince of Piemont. Episode of the conquete of Pieve (1625)

United States, Ohio Territory: Samuel Howard Huntington attacked by wolves in Ohio
NWI4967029 United States, Ohio Territory: Samuel Howard Huntington attacked by wolves in Ohio. 19th century colour engraving from an illustration by Howard Pyle; (add.info.: United States)

United States, State of Virginia: Messenger warning of imminent attack by American Indians, Roanoke Colony, circa 1580
NWI4967605 United States, State of Virginia: Messenger warning of imminent attack by American Indians, Roanoke Colony, circa 1580

Former postal rider giving the alarm of his trumpet to ring the arrival of the mail
NWI4958364 Former postal rider giving the alarm of his trumpet to ring the arrival of the mail. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Horse race for the English derby, 1791. Lithography after a strong water 18th century
NWI4961754 Horse race for the English derby, 1791. Lithography after a strong water 18th century.; (add.info.: Horse race for the English derby, 1791)

Steeple chase jumping a river in England, 1880s. Lithograph of the 19th century after a painting by J. Sturgess
NWI4961890 Steeple chase jumping a river in England, 1880s. Lithograph of the 19th century after a painting by J. Sturgess; (add.info.: Steeple chase jumping a river in England, 1880s)

British hunting party in India en route to capture a tiger, circa 1890. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4961805 British hunting party in India en route to capture a tiger, circa 1890. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: British hunting party in India en route to capture a tiger)

James Stephen Hogg (1851-1906), Governor of Texas from 1891 to 1895, "A lone star performer, " 1900
NWI4951928 James Stephen Hogg (1851-1906), Governor of Texas from 1891 to 1895, "A lone star performer, " 1900.; (add.info.: James Stephen Hogg (1851-1906)

History of Antiquity: Attack of Alexander The Great at the Battle of Granica which in May 334 BC opposes the Macedonian
NWI4910303 History of Antiquity: Attack of Alexander The Great at the Battle of Granica which in May 334 BC opposes the Macedonian army to the Persian army on the banks of the Granic River

Alonso de Ojeda (1468-1515), Spanish navigator captured the Indian chief Caonabo to take him to Queen Isabella in
NWI4903953 Alonso de Ojeda (1468-1515), Spanish navigator captured the Indian chief Caonabo to take him to Queen Isabella in Spain. Engraving

Battle of Hastings fought on 14 October 1066 between the Norman-French army of Duke William II of Normandy
ELD4902089 Battle of Hastings fought on 14 October 1066 between the Norman-French army of Duke William II of Normandy and an English army under the Anglo-Saxon King Harold II

Origin of the horse in America: Spanish conquistador on a horse with a foal. Engraving
NWI4902017 Origin of the horse in America: Spanish conquistador on a horse with a foal. Engraving. English conquistador on a horse with foal

Jules Cesar crosses the river of Rubicon with his legions in arms on 10 January 49 BC in the footsteps of Pompee
NWI4913488 Jules Cesar crosses the river of Rubicon with his legions in arms on 10 January 49 BC in the footsteps of Pompee the Great (Gneo Pompeo Magno or Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus)

Algeria, Ain zeft: equipment is transported by hippomobile car with four horses online, 1904
LUX4781112 Algeria, Ain zeft: equipment is transported by hippomobile car with four horses online, 1904; (add.info.: Algeria)

Greece, Chania, Crete: Crete's military campaign, review of the Cretan militia before Zainis, 1908
LUX4764597 Greece, Chania, Crete: Crete's military campaign, review of the Cretan militia before Zainis, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Chania, Crete: Crete's military campaign)

France, Lorraine, Vosges (88), Saint-Die: Barracks. Military Ceremony: a soldier without a kepi surrounds a weapon
LUX4768189 France, Lorraine, Vosges (88), Saint-Die: Barracks. Military Ceremony: a soldier without a kepi surrounds a weapon detachment, facing an officer on horseback who reads a paper

Fox hunt. Drawing by Giovanni Stradano (Jan Van Der Straet) (Johannes Stradanus) (1523-1605)
GIM5038171 Fox hunt. Drawing by Giovanni Stradano (Jan Van Der Straet) (Johannes Stradanus) (1523-1605). Florence, Gabinetto dei Disegni e delle Stampe degli Uffizi (Uffizi)

General Jean Victor (Jean-Victor) Moreau (1763-1813), at the Battle of Hohenlinden (Baviere - Germany), December 3
JAB5035976 General Jean Victor (Jean-Victor) Moreau (1763-1813), at the Battle of Hohenlinden (Baviere - Germany), December 3, 1800

Departing from Sancho to Barataria Island. Based on the novel "El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha"
JEB4881554 Departing from Sancho to Barataria Island. Based on the novel "El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha" (Don Quixote) written by Miguel de Cervantes

The meeting of Don Quixote with the Duchess, detail of Don Quixote on his horse
JEB4881278 The meeting of Don Quixote with the Duchess, detail of Don Quixote on his horse. According to the novel "El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha" written by Miguel de

Middle Ages knight with a stitch and riding a horse
NWI4892525 Middle Ages knight with a stitch and riding a horse.; (add.info.: Middle Ages knight with a stitch and riding a horse.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Middle Ages: Knights entering a castle in the Middle Ages. Colour engraving from the 19th century
NWI4893074 Middle Ages: Knights entering a castle in the Middle Ages. Colour engraving from the 19th century.; (add.info.: Middle Ages: Knights entering a castle in the Middle Ages)

History of Indigenous Peoples: Indian warrior (Sioux) with victims, Northern Great Plains
NWI4894865 History of Indigenous Peoples: Indian warrior (Sioux) with victims, Northern Great Plains. Colourful engraving from an illustration by Frederic Remington.; (add.info)

History of the settlers and the conquete of the West: American pioneers. Guide at the head of a diligence to the Platte
NWI4888194 History of the settlers and the conquete of the West: American pioneers. Guide at the head of a diligence to the Platte River on the Oregon Road

History of the settlers and the conquete of the West: American pioneers. Buffalo soldier drinking a bottle in
NWI4887680 History of the settlers and the conquete of the West: American pioneers. Buffalo soldier drinking a bottle in the desert.These black cavalry regiments

History of the West Conquete settlers: American pioneers. Pioneer with a horse reached in the rocky mountains
NWI4887362 History of the West Conquete settlers: American pioneers. Pioneer with a horse reached in the rocky mountains, United States

Longchamp Cavalcade. Two incredible (fops) mounted on heavy dray horses instead of thoroughbreds at Longchamp
FLO4677969 Longchamp Cavalcade. Two incredible (fops) mounted on heavy dray horses instead of thoroughbreds at Longchamp racetrack

Portrait of the King of France Louis XII (1462-1515) leaving Alexandria to join Genes
ELD4932961 Portrait of the King of France Louis XII (1462-1515) leaving Alexandria to join Genes, 24/04/1507 (Portrait of king Louis xii leaving Alexandria 1507)

War of Independence of the United States of America (1775-1783): Israel Putnam (1718-1790)
NWI4941194 War of Independence of the United States of America (1775-1783): Israel Putnam (1718-1790), American general on the run

Greece, Thessaloniki or Saloniki: Ottoman Ruin with Turkish House, 1916
LUX4808969 Greece, Thessaloniki or Saloniki: Ottoman Ruin with Turkish House, 1916; (add.info.: Greece, Thessaloniki or Saloniki: Ottoman Ruin with Turkish House, 1916); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Portrait of General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna (1794-1876), Mexican military officer
NWI4924065 Portrait of General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna (1794-1876), Mexican military officer and politician - Colorisee engraving

Spanish Colonial Administration: The Viceroy of Spain and the Governor of Chile riding
NWI4847387 Spanish Colonial Administration: The Viceroy of Spain and the Governor of Chile riding. From left to right: Diego Fernandez of Cordoba, Marquez de Baydes and Don Francisco Laso della Vega

Babylonian warrior with horse back. 19th century coloring engraving after a low relief
NWI4856192 Babylonian warrior with horse back. 19th century coloring engraving after a low relief.; (add.info.: Babylonian warrior with horse back)

Group of pioneers on horseback seeing for the first time the Sierra Nevada chain, 19th century
NWI4851336 Group of pioneers on horseback seeing for the first time the Sierra Nevada chain, 19th century. Colouring engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Place de la Concorde, President of the Republic Emile Loubet
LUX4801006 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Place de la Concorde, President of the Republic Emile Loubet and King of Italy Victor Emmanuel (Victor-Emmanuel) III, 1903; (add.info.: France)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Place des Victoires with the equestrian statue of Louis 14, 1865 - trade: E
LUX4817843 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Place des Victoires with the equestrian statue of Louis 14, 1865 - trade: E. Tissier and J

American black cowboy pulling a long-horned cow to pull it out of the mud. Colouring engraving of the 19th century
NWI4825208 American black cowboy pulling a long-horned cow to pull it out of the mud. Colouring engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Cowboys driving cattle from Texas to Kansas, USA. 1870 Colouring engraving
NWI4825465 Cowboys driving cattle from Texas to Kansas, USA. 1870 Colouring engraving.; (add.info.: Cowboys driving cattle from Texas to Kansas, USA)

Russia: Russian in fur coat, Russian arictocrat on his horse, 1900
LUX4803769 Russia: Russian in fur coat, Russian arictocrat on his horse, 1900; (add.info.: Russia: Russian in fur coat, Russian arictocrat on his horse, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

A horseman
5305083 A horseman.; (add.info.: Marble relief depicting a horseman from ancient Greece. Dated 4th Century BC.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Don Quixote (Quixote or Qijote), throws by hand and rides on his horse Rossinant is ready to go on adventure
PCT4267020 Don Quixote (Quixote or Qijote), throws by hand and rides on his horse Rossinant is ready to go on adventure. His fidele squiyer, the gourmet Sancho Panza (Panca)

Bison hunter accompanying diligences, 19th century. engraving after an illustration by Frederic Remington
NWI4961784 Bison hunter accompanying diligences, 19th century. engraving after an illustration by Frederic Remington; (add.info.: Bison hunter accompanying diligences, 19th century)

Horseback riding down to Yosemite Valley, years 1870. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4964124 Horseback riding down to Yosemite Valley, years 1870. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Horseback riding down to Yosemite Valley, years 1870)

Breeds of horses, 18th century. Hungarian 1, and small Polish breed 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving
FLO4576422 Breeds of horses, 18th century. Hungarian 1, and small Polish breed 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur Kinder" (Picture Book for Children)

Breeds of horses, 18th century. English breed based on Arab blood 1, and heavy English horses 2
FLO4576390 Breeds of horses, 18th century. English breed based on Arab blood 1, and heavy English horses 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur Kinder"

Frontispice " Les naufrages du Jonathan", novel by Jules Verne, published in the Hetzel editions under
JAB5034212 Frontispice " Les naufrages du Jonathan", novel by Jules Verne, published in the Hetzel editions under the general title " Les mondes connus et inconnus"

17th century fresco by Giovenale Boetto e Giovanni Claret, pupils of Giovanni Antonio Molineri
VEN5032564 17th century fresco by Giovenale Boetto e Giovanni Claret, pupils of Giovanni Antonio Molineri, representing the military exploits of Vittorio Amedeo I of Savoia

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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.