Historical Equestrian Art

Artworks featuring horse riders, including knights and rulers, depicted in various styles, from engravings to posters, showcasing armor, banners, and dynamic poses.

French advertising poster of arabic exhibition by Jules Cheret, colour lithograph, circa 1900, 1836-1932, Private Collection

Louis II, Duke of Bourbon, wearing an armour and followed by his squire, France, engraving by Lemaitre from France, deuxieme partie, L'Univers pittoresque, published by Firmin Didot Freres, Paris, 1845.

Heinrich IV., King of France etching Antonio Tempesta

French advertising poster of arabic exhibition by Jules Cheret, colour lithograph, circa 1900, 1836-1932, Private Collection

CABALLERIA DEL SIGLO XII - L4. Author: JOSE RUBIO DE VILLEGAS. Location: ARCHIVO HISTORICO MILITAR. MADRID. SPAIN.

Knights with the family arms of Brandes and Hirschman. Draughtsman: Jan Brandes. Dating: 1770 - 1808. Measurements: h 492 mm × w 384 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Eighth magazine of the Maskerade of the students of the Utrecht University of Applied Sciences on 25 June 1867, representing the visit of Emperor Maximilian of Austria and Maria of Burgundy to Bruges in the year 1477.

Maskerade of the Leiden students, 1865 (plate 14), 1865 Historically costumed parade of the students of the Leidse Hogeschool held on 6 June 1865 on the occasion of the 290th anniversary of the Hogeschool. The parade depicts the entry of the Dutch within Zierikzee on August 12, 1304. Fourteenth plate with the groups numbered 173-180. Part of the series of 16 stuck magazines. print maker: Netherlandsprinter: Netherlandspublisher: Leiden paper To lead. Zierikzee Historically costumed parade of the students of the Leidse Hogeschool held on 6 June 1865 on the occasion of the 290th anniversary of the Hogeschool. The parade depicts the entry of the Dutch within Zierikzee on August 12, 1304. Fourteenth plate with the groups numbered 173-180. Part of the series of 16 stuck magazines. print maker: Netherlandsprinter: Netherlandspublisher: Leiden paper To lead. Zierikzee

Archery, Print made by unknown artist, eighteenth century, Published by Laurie & Whittle, 1755-1836, British, 1794, Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 16 3/8 × 11 inches (41.6 × 27.9 cm), Plate: 14 × 10 inches (35.6 × 25.4 cm), and Image: 12 7/8 × 10 inches (32.7 × 25.4 cm)

"St. Georges" by Raphael. Goupil & Cie. (French, active 1839 - 1860s)

Saint George and the Dragon Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528). Saint George and the Dragon, 1508. Engraving on laid paper, 4 1/4 x 3 3/8 in. (10.8 x 8.6 cm). European Art 1508

Ancient Age. The Barbarians before Rome. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume III, 1882.

Frederick IV (1574-1610). Elector Palatine of the Rhine. Engraving by Jacques Grandhomme. Colored.

Prince Siegfried (also known as Sigurd), the famed hero of Germanic mythology, was the son of King Siegmund of the Netherlands. His wife was Kriemhild, the heroine of the Nibelungenlied. Siegfried is one of the heroes of the Nibelungenlied and also of Richard Wagner's Opera titled Siegfried. In this early 1900s illustration, Siegfried is shown in combat, and all the tales of his combats have him as the victor.

The passage of the Arcole bridge. (IT)

An oriental horseman with a turban carrying a young and unconscious lady in his arms rides away from a scene of combat. Lithograph.

Masquerade by students from Leiden Hogeschool, 1840 (plate 5); De Intogt van Hertog Jan van Beijeren inside Leijden, on the 18th August 1420, in Masquerade suggested by H.H. Students of Leydsche Hoogeschool, on the 8th February 1840. Historical costumed procession of students at Leiden University of Applied Sciences on February 8, 1840. The procession depicts the arrival of Duke Jan van Bavaria on 18 August 1420. Fifth plate in a series of Nineteen unnumbered plates, with the groups numbered 25-28.

Jousting. Renaissance. 16th century. Jouster with lance. Engraving by Jost Amman, 16th century. Later colouration.

Mock Joust of War with Flying Shields and Without Bevors, c.1512-1515, Freydal, The Book of Jousts and Tournaments of Emperor Maximilian I: Combats on Horseback (Volume II), pen and black ink with watercolor over black chalk on laid paper, sheet: 33.5 × 26.3 cm (13 3/16 × 10 3/8 in.), German 16th Century (artist)

LORD MAYOR'S SHOW, THE MAN IN BRASS

Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. Old XIX century engraving illustration by Gustave Dore

Woodcut by Lucas Hugensz. van Leyden around 1520 depicting the biblical figures Abia, Asa, and Josaphat.

France, French Crown, Paris, Henriet, Israel, Bella, Stefano della, Agreable diversity of figures, Diverse representations and figures, Rider with gun at the end of a procession, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 75 mm, width 98 mm, Italian, 1610-05-18 - 1664-07-27, print maker, printmaker, 1642 - 1642, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publication, French, 1590 - 1661, publisher, uitgever van privilege

The early 1900s caption reads: "Sigurd said to himself that whatever befell he must look upon the facebeneath the helmet was Brynhild." According to legend, Sigurd found and wakened Brynhild, a maiden who lay in an enchanted sleep upon a high mountain. They loved one another, and Sigurd gave her a ring from the dragon's treasure, promising to return and marry her.

"Colored woodcut by Georg Lemberger from 1524, depicting the opening of the first four seals and the apocalyptic riders in Revelation 6:1-8 of the New Testament."

Henry VI from the House of Hohenstaufen, 1165 - 1197, historical illustration from Bildnisse der Deutschen Koenige und Kaiser, Portraits of German Kings and Emperors, by Professor Heinrich Schneider, Verlag Friedrich Andreas Perthes, Gotha, 1889

Polish ride near Vienna according to Alfons Mucha Lemoine, G.

RETRATO ECUESTRE DE FERNANDO VII - GRABADO S XIX. Location: MUSEO DE HISTORIA DE MADRID-GRABADOS ByN. MADRID. SPAIN. FERNANDO VII (1784-1833).

John Davis, Weather Vane, c 1937 Weather Vane

Procession of Princes, detail, Firgur Margrave Konrad the Great, 12th century, . Mural on tiles of the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, Dresden Residence Palace, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Antoni Piotrowski (1853-1924), Mr. Regimentary; Salon Kulikowski (Warsaw; Art Gallery; Publisher), Husnik & Häusler (Praga; Reprographic Department; 1888-1936); around 1910 (1910-00-00-1915-00-00);

Reproduction of drawing: Wojciech Kossak (1856-1942), Emir Rzewuski in the Arabian desert, according to a sketch by Juliusz Kossak; from: `Tygodnik Ilustrowany`, 1874, 1, no. 385. Kossak, Wojciech (1856-1942), draughtsman, cartoonist, Juliusz Kossak (1824-1899), draughtsman, cartoonist, Przykorski, Konstanty (fl. 1862-1882), engraver, Tygodnik Ilustrowany (Warszawa ; czasopismo ; 1859-1939), publisher

Coachmen's liveries, United Kingdom, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 441, Volume XVIII, August 7-14, 1851.

Henry IV, at Ivry, Illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume III, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1897

Death of Schwerin, Illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume III, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1897

Seigneur - XVIe siecle. Seigneur - XVIe siecle

Breton chief, vintage engraving. Breton chief, vintage engraved illustration. Colorful History of England, 1837. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10648803

Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza'iri by Artist Unknown from L'Afrique Francaise L'Empire De Maroc by P. Christian, 1846, USA, Chicago, Newberry Library

Equestrian statue of Victor Emanuele II Vittorio Emanuele Maria Alberto Eugenio Ferdinando Tommaso di Savoia, Vittorio Emanuele II (14 March 1820 to 9...

Armored Man on Horse, Circle of Pietro Perugino

Portrait of John III Sobieski (1629-1696), King of Poland. nieznany malarz polski, painter

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. Don Quixote, Sancho and the princess Dorotea. Engraving by Gustave Dore.

Gustave Doré; Abishai Saving the Life of David; Black and White Engraving

In April 1429, Charles VII gave Joan of Arc (1412-1431) permission to lead French troops to free the city of Orleans. On April 29, she arrived in the city, as pictured here in this lithograph. In this lithograph that dates to soon after Joan's time, Joan is on her white horse, her standard in front of her. The people flock about her, hoping to touch her or at least her horse. .

Tuscany Grosseto Massa Marittima S. Cerbono (Duomo)04. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture (13th-early 14th century); Fresco (14th century); Panels/Crucifix (14th century); pascal candle; sculpture including the Arca di S. Cerbone; architectural relief (c. 1267); Tabernacle (mid-14th century). Post-medieval: Paintings, fresco (14th century), sculpture Antiquities: Relief German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

LOUIS II, duc de BOURBON Chamberlain of France, riding with the Sieur de Beaujeu as his Esquire, carrying his helmet adorned with a peacock's tail. Date: 1337 - 1410

François Clouet / 'Francis I, King of France', c. 1540, Oil on wood, 27.5 x 22.5 cm. Museum: GALLERIA DEGLI UFFIZI, FLORENCIA, ITALIA.

Paolo Uccello (1397-1475). The Battle of San Romano. Counterattack of Michelotto da Cotignola. 1456. Louvre Museum. Paris. France.

Louis XII 27 June 1462, 1498 bis, as a rider on horseback, from a miniature in the National Library of Paris, digital improved reproduction of an original print 1880, 1 January 1515, was King of France

Luis Borrassa/ Retablo de San Jorge, siglo XIV, Oleo sobre mesa. Iglesia de Sant Francesc, Vilafranca de Penedes, Barcelona, España.

LITOGRAFIA DE CARLOS I DE ESPAÑA Y V DE ALEMANIA LITOGRAFIADO POR MUGICA - LITOGRAFIA SIGLO XIX. Author: TIZIANO VECELLIO DE GREGORIO-TICIANO-. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. CARLOS V (CARLOS I). Charles I (V of the Holly Roman Empire).

Portrait of sultan Mehmed IV by Anonymous painter, Copper engraving, 17th century, Private Collection, 34x25,7

King Charles the Bald, West Francia, 9th Century, Illustration, The History of Costume, Braun & Schneider, Munich, Germany, 1861-1880

THE MAMELUKE'S LEAP. Egypt, engraving 1879

Snuffbox, gilt-edged and decorated with a scene depicting an armed battle and soldiers, 1745, porcelain, Meissen manufacture, Saxony. Detail. Germany, 18th century.

Napoleon pierced by a cossack, 1813, Wijnand Esser, 1813 print Cartoon on Napoleon in which the fleeing emperor is pierced through a lance by a lance through the back of the mind and mouth. Napoleon falls and loses stitch and boot. Possibly in response to Napoleon's defeat in Russia. The Hague paper etching helved weapons, polearms (for striking, hacking, thrusting): lance. putting out of action by killing

A representation of Iron Age warriors at the period of transtion fromm the bronze to the iron epoch. Europe. Alpine region.

General Juan Prim (1814-1870). Henri Regnault; French, 1843-1871. Date: 1868. Dimensions: 31 11/16 × 25 5/16 in. (80.5 × 64.2 cm). Oil on canvas. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA. Author: Henri Regnault.

RETRATO ECUESTRE DE FERNANDO VII REY DE ESPAÑA E INDIAS - GRABADO S XIX. Location: MUSEO DE HISTORIA DE MADRID-GRABADOS ByN. MADRID. SPAIN. FERNANDO VII (1784-1833).

Ink and watercolor drawing by Albrecht Altdorfer from 1512-1515 on parchment depicting a riding banner bearer in the triumphal procession of Emperor Maximilian I, with gold highlights.

Reynolds, Joshua, Fisher, Edward, John, Lord Ligonier, print, prints, height mm, width mm, 1722, print maker, printmaker, 1732 - 1800, paper, papier, mezzotint, English, 1723-06-26 - 1792-02-23

fine arts, middle ages, Gothic, illumination, Codex Manesse, Zurich, 1305 - 1340, Ulrich von Liechtenstein (circa 1200 - 1275), covering colour on vellum, University of Heidelberg Library,

Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina, Maria Theresa, 13 May 1717, 29 November 1780, was the only female ruler of the Habsburg dominion and the last...

Marcus Aurelius on Horseback (recto); Study of an Antique Vase (verso). Artist: Anonymous, German, 17th century. Dimensions: Sheet: 11 9/16 × 8 11/16 in. (29.4 × 22.1 cm). Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

CAJA DE CERILLAS-MARIA DE LAS NIEVES DE BRAGANZA INFANTA DE PORTUGAL Y ESPOSA DE ALFONSO DE BORBON Y ESTE GENERAL DE LAS TROPAS CARLIST. Location: FOSFORERA ESPAÑOLA. MADRID. SPAIN.

William granting a Charter to the City of London

The Lord Wept (Le Seigneur pleura) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Lord Wept (Le Seigneur pleura), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 7 13/16 x 5 in. (19.8 x 12.7 cm). European Art 1886-1894

Officer of the Hussars - 1812 - 59 x 72,5 cm - oil on canvas. Author: THEODORE GERICAULT (1791-1824). Location: LOUVRE MUSEUM-PAINTINGS. France. DIEUDONNE ALEXANDER.

Vercingetorix (82-46 BC). Chieftain of the Arveni tribe. He united the Gauls in a revolt against Roman forces during Gallic Wars. Engraving by Kaesebergs&Oertel. "The Iberian Illustration", 1872, Spain. Later colouration.&Oertel. "The Iberian Illustration", 1872, published in Spain. Later colouration.

CONQUISTA DE MEXICO - GARCIA HOLGUIN PRENDE A CUAUHTEMOC - ENCONCHADO - 1698. Author: JUAN y MIGUEL GONZALEZ PINTORES siglo XVII. Location: MUSEO DE AMERICA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. GARCIA HOLGUIN. CUAUHTEMOC. GUATEMOC.

Lazio Roma Grottaferrata S. Maria1. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Baptismal urn (10-11th centuries); architecture, architectural sculpture (11th century and later). Post-medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture, frescoes, mosaic, pavement Antiquities: Fragments of friezes and inscriptions Object Notes: Contains: Cappella S. Nilo. There are two sets of prints and negatives and some prints are filed in Medieval German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Two eaten ka Or around 1820 (1815-00-00-1825-00-00);Woźnicki, Kazimierz (1878-1949) - collection, gift (provenance), rider, horses, napoleonics, orientalism (style), characters against the background of landscape, romanticism (style)

There were tilts and tournaments before the King and Queen

J. Matejko. Fragment of "Grunwald" Jan Matejko (1838-1893), fragment of "Battle of Grunwald"; Society of Encouragement of Fine Arts (Warsaw; 1860-1940); 1910 (1910-00-00-1910-00-00);

'The Recapture of the Island of San Cristobal' (detail), 1634, Oil on canvas. Author: FELIX CASTELO (1595-1651). Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN. TOLEDO FADRIQUE DE.

The Wounded Cuirassier, study (Le Cuirassier blessé quittant le feu, esquisse) Théodore Géricault (French, 1791-1829). The Wounded Cuirassier, study (Le Cuirassier blessé quittant le feu, esquisse), 1814. Oil on canvas, 21 3/4 x 18 1/8 in. (55.2 x 46 cm). Here, a soldier in Emperor Napoleons cavalry leads his horse downhill, looking back at a dark, ominous sky. The compositions repeated diagonals—the outstretched legs of man and horse, the sword, and the slope of the rough terrain—heighten the scenes physical and psychological tension. Brooklyns canvas is a study for a large painting (now at the Louvre) that Théodore Géricault exhibited at the 1814 Salon in Paris, after Napoleon had been deposed and exiled to Elba earlier that year. European Art 1814

Henryk Siemiradzki (1843-1902). Polish painter. The Christian Dirce, 1897. National Museum. Warsaw. Poland.

Don Quijote: "...llevándose tras sí al caballo y al caballero...". Museum: COLECCION PARTICULAR MADRID ESPAÑA. Author: GUSTAVE DORE.

Long Jakes (copy by the artist after an original in1844). Artist: Charles Deas, American, 1818-1867

Au Soudan: Bataille d'El-Teb. Dated: 1883/1890. Medium: wood engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Auguste Lepère and Jacques Beltrand after Józef Chelmonski.

Marcus Aurelius (born April 26, 121 in Rome as Marcus Annius Catilius Severus, died March 17, 180 in Vindobona or Sirmium), also Marc Aurel or Marcus Aurelius, was Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and, as a philosopher, the last important representative of the younger Stoic school. Equestrian statue from the Capitol Square in Rome. Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th-century model.

Mock Joust of War with Fixed Shields, c.1512-1515, Freydal, The Book of Jousts and Tournaments of Emperor Maximilian I: Combats on Horseback (Volume I), pen and brown ink with watercolor over black chalk and leadpoint on laid paper, sheet: 33 × 26.2 cm (13 × 10 5/16 in.), German 16th Century (artist)

San Jorge y el dragon.(1468-1470) Pere Niçard. Óleo y temple sobre tabla.Museo diocesano (Museu diocesà).Centro historico.Palma.Mallorca.Baleares.España.

Humorous illustration, the first in a series called Hushed Up History showing Lady Godiva, who famously rode naked through the city of Coventry with only her long hair to cover her modesty, transported to the modern day (or at least 1927) and discovering that doing the same thing with a fashionable Eton Crop hair style would be terribly embarrassing. Date: 1927

Peter I of Castile (1334-1369) called the Cruel or the Just. King of Castile from 1350 to 1369. Death of Peter the Cruel. Moment when Beltrán Duguesclín holds the king to allow his stepbrother, Enrique de Trastámara, to stab him. Illustration by J. Alaminos. Chromolithography. Historia General de España (General History of Spain), by Miguel Morayta. Volume II. Madrid, 1889. Author: Juan Alaminos. Spanish artist of the second half of the 19th century.

The Charging Chasseur, 1812 by French painter Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863). Oil on canvas. Louvre Museum, Paris, France. Romanticism.

Edad Antigua. Viriato (180 aC-139 aC), líder lusitano de Hispania. Grabado de 1876.

Window with Joseph that is sold to the Arabs, Anonymous, c. 1600 - c. 1699 Oval stained glass window on which Joseph is being sold to the Arabs. glass. lead (metal).. silver stain Oval stained glass window on which Joseph is being sold to the Arabs. glass. lead (metal).. silver stain

The ancient Romans told how in 507 B.C., just months after they had driven out the Etruscans as rulers and formed the republic, the former king Tarquinius Superbus and his son Sextus (pictured here), aided by the Etruscan chieftain Lars Porsenna, sought to regain Rome. They marched out and were stopped at the Pons Sublicius, the bridge entrance to Rome, by Horatius and two companions while the Romans cut down the bridge. This illustration is from an 1864 copy of Macaulay's Lays of Ancient Rome. The text here is form Macaulay and reads: He rushed against Horatius/And smote with all his might.

Square with two dancing couples. Square with two dancing couples. Scene from the life of the lost son

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) crossing the Alps. 1800. War of the French Revolution. Engraving extracted from a Ingres' painting. Author: Jean-Antoine-Dominique Ingres.

Vintage Portrait of His Majesty King George V on his Charger Rupert. Book Plate from a Painting by Christopher Clark, 1911

Egyptian riders wearing turbans and robes, Egyptian women and a girl in burqa, and a woman from a harem in elaborate headdress and coat over embroidered harem pants. Handcoloured lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's "Vollstaendige Völkergallerie in getreuen Abbildungen" (Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures), Meissen, circa 1835-1840. Goedsche (1785-1863) was a German writer, bookseller and publisher in Meissen. Many of the illustrations were adapted from Bertuch's "Bilderbuch fur Kinder" and others.

never forgetful to the disgraceful peace of Versailles. A sorrowful expression on the face of Germania the symbol of German national identity, on a postcard from 1923

Saint Martin Dividing his coat by Blasco de Grañén (1422-1459) Gothic painter active in Aragon. Dated 15th Century

Eugène Delacroix / 'Moroccan Soldier', 1845, Oil on canvas, 32 x 41 cm. Museum: Musee Des Beaux Arts, Burdeos, France.

Joaquim MURAT, 1761-1815, king of Naples, equestrian portrait, after Gros

Bullet Vechtersena, Francisco de Goya, 1824 - 1825 in two print A bullfighter arena divided in two by a partition wall. A fight with a bull takes place on the right and left. From a series of four prints. Bordeaux paper Bullfight

Leiden, Arnz & Co., August, Utrecht, Houtman, Johannes Paulus, Netherlands, Costumed Procession. Depicting the reception of William II, Count of Holland, King of the Roman Catholic Church in Utrecht in January 1249 given by His Students to celebrate the 25th Year of the Restoration of the Utrecht University on 2 June 1841, Costumed procession of 1841: Count William II and knights (page XII), verso - stamped, Count William II on horseback, between three knights in armor on horseback. Sheet numbered XII in the series of eighteen plates of the historical costumed procession representing the reception of Count Willem II of Holland in Utrecht in 1249. The procession held by the students of the University of Utrecht on 2 June 1841 on the occasion of the celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the restoration of the University., print, prent, prints, enten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 300 mm, width 480 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1841 - 1841, paper, papier, lithografie (tec

Illustration of the restored fabric found in the treasure of Bamberg. Dated 3rd Century

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