Horseback Collection

17th Lancers, Charge of the Light Brigade, Balaclava, Crimea
Into the Valley of Death - The 17th Lancers during the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava on 25th October 1854 during the Crimean War - by John Charlton. 1854

King Arthur asks the Lady of the Lake for the sword Excalibur, 1911. Artist: Walter Crane
King Arthur asks the Lady of the Lake for the sword Excalibur, 1911. Sir Baldwin and the stroke Dolorous. The sword Excalibur given by the Lady of the Lake promises to keep Arthur safe

Tippoo Sahib at the Lines of Travancore, c1891. Creator: James Grant
Tippoo Sahib at the Lines of Travancore, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. I.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Trotsky slaying the counter-revolutionary dragon (poster), 1918. Found in the collection of the State Museum of Revolution, Moscow

Horses with Jockeys, 1910. Artist: Edgar Degas
Horses with Jockeys, 1910. From a private collection

Princess Elizabeth - Attending the Trooping of the Colour
Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) (1926-2022) - Attending the Trooping of the Colour - Taking the Salute. Date: circa 1952

St. George patron saint of England
Our Ancient Word of Courage, Fair St. George - The Patron Saint of England. Pictured here by Georges Scott (1873-1943) expertly slaying the dragon, despite looking quite like a girl. Date: 1928

H. M. Queen Elizabeth II at the Trooping the Colour
H.M.Queen Elizabeth II at the Trooping the Colour Date: 1960s

In Manus Tuas Domine!, 1879, (1918). Artist: Briton Riviere
In Manus Tuas Domine!, 1879, (1918). Painting held at the Manchester City Galleries, Manchester. From Bibbys Annual 1918, edited by Joseph Bibby. [The Priory Publishing Press, Liverpool, 1917]

The Battle of San Romano, c1438, (1909). Artist: Paolo Uccello
The Battle of San Romano, c1438, (1909). Painting held at The National Gallery, London. From The National Gallery, Vol. One [T. C. & E. C. Jack, London and Edinburgh, 1909]

King Henry V at the Battle of Agincourt, 25 October 1415. 1415

British Military Recruitment Poster - Inter-war period
Recruitment poster printed by Gale and Polden Limited, 1920. Associated with the 12th Lancers (Prince of Wales s). Wanted, smart and intelligent young men to join this distinguished regiment

Chaucers Canterbury Pilgrims on the road
* NOTE - FULL FILE IS A LONG PANORAMA - Preview split into 3 sections for ease of viewing * Chaucers Canterbury Pilgrims on the road reproduction of a painting by Stephen Reid (1873-1948) (from left)

11th Hussars at Balaclava, Charge of the Light Brigade, Crimean War. Date: 1854

Greek Orthodox icon depicting St. George slaying a dragon in St. Georges Orthodox church, Madaba, Jordan, Middle East

Man and horse jumping a fence, 1887 Artist: Eadweard J Muybridge
Man and horse jumping a fence, 1887. Eadweard J Muybridge was the first photographer to carry out the analysis of movement by sequence photography

Faerie Queene, c1900. Artist: Walter Crane
Faerie Queene, c1900. The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser (1553-1599), illustrated by Walter Crane (1845-1915). From Modern Pen Drawings: European and American, Edited by Charles Holme

The Battle of San Romano, 1432 (c1435-1440). Artist: Paolo Uccello
The Battle of San Romano, 1432 (c1435-1440). The Battle of San Romano was fought between the armies of Siena and Florence

Civil War painting of Union and Confederate troops fighting at The Battle of Antietam
Vintage Civil War painting of Union and Confederate troops fighting at The Battle of Antietam, also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg

FIRST CRUSADE, 1099. European knights capture Jerusalem in this fanciful manuscript illumination of the early 14th century; Christ watches over the scene

Sir Isumbras at the Ford, 1857, (c1915). Artist: John Everett Millais
Sir Isumbras at the Ford, 1857, (c1915). The painting is held by the Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight. From International Art: Past and Present by Alfred Yockney

Rupe Rupe (Fruit Gathering), 1899. Artist: Paul Gauguin
Rupe Rupe (Fruit Gathering), 1899. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Lifeguards on horseback, Horse Guards Parade, London
Lifeguards on horseback in Horse Guards Parade, London. Date: circa 1970s

Richard II interrupting a tournament
Richard II stopping a tournament between Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk, and Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Hereford -- a scene which comes at the beginning of Shakespeares play

The Copper Horse - Windsor Great Park, Windsor, Berkshire
The Copper Horse by Sir Richard Westmacott (1775-1856) - marking the end of the Long Walk at Snow Hill in Windsor Great Park, Berkshire Date: circa 1910s

Gaelic Chieftain By Maurice Harron, Boyle, Co Roscommon, Ireland; Sculpture Overlooking The Battlefield At Curlew Pass

British trooper meets French woman on the road to Lille, WW1
A poignant scene captured by the Sphere magazines special artist, Fortunino Matania showing a British trooper riding through a devastated French landscape and stopping to speak to a French woman

Marshal georgy zhukov riding across red square, reviewing the troops, prior to the victory parade on june 24, 1945

Jousting knights
Knights competing in a tournament, Middle Ages. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Poster, Polo season at Deauville, France Deauville Saison de Polo, Date: circa 1938

Nick Skelton in show jumping event, Royal Cornwall Show. circa 1980s

BATTLE OF FONTENOY, 1745. Marshal Maurice de Saxe leads French forces against the Anglo-Dutch-Hanoverian Pragmatic Army at Fontenoy, Austrian Netherlands (present-day Belgium), 11 May 1745

The Evening Wireless - Komarjan Bridge, WW1
The Surrey Yeomanry on the Struma Valley Front, Salonika 1917-1918. The Evening Wireless - Komarjan Bridge. By Frank Algernon Stewart (1877-1945). 1917-1918

Russian Revolution 1905 - 1906, The last of the riots in Moscow: Soldiers firing on rioters who had taken refuge in the Prokhorof factory, Presnenskaia District

Huntsmen and foxhounds in a field. Date: 1960s

Pancho Villa On Horse
Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa (1878 - 1923) smiles while sitting on horseback, c. 1911. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Royal Field Artillery in Great War Deeds, WW1
Captain Douglas Reynolds, Driver J H C Drain and Driver F Luke of the Royal Field Artillery, saving the gun from hostile fire at Le Cateau, for which they won the Victoria Cross

Death of Sir Henry de Bohun, killed by Robert Bruces axe at the Battle of Bannockburn, 23-24 June 1314, part of the First War of Scottish Independence. Date: 1314

Sikh Warrior on Horse, India 1847 Date: 1847

Meeting of King Richard the Lionheart with Saladin
Meeting of King Richard I (the Lionheart) with Saladin, during the Third Crusade. 1191

Cromwell at the Battle of Marston Moor, 1886. Artist: John J Crew
Cromwell at the Battle of Marston Moor, 1886. Leading a Charge after Being Wounded in his Right Arm. Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) commanded the forces of Parliament during the English Civil War

Statue known as Physical Energy, 1900s. Artist: George Frederick Watts
Physical Energy by G. F. Watts (23 February 1817 - 1 July 1904), in Kensington Gardens, London. G. F. Watts was a popular Victorian sculptor and painter in the Symbolist movement, 1900s

Le Coup de Lance, 1620. Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
Le Coup de Lance, 1620. At the Crucifixion the soldier pierces Christs side to make sure he is dead. At bottom right, the Virgin Mary and St John the Apostle turn aside in despair

Hunting Party, 1775, by Francisco de Goya
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828). Spanish painter. Hunting Party, 1775. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Wellington and Blucher meet after Battle of Waterloo
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) and Prussian Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher

Surrey Yeomanry on Struma Valley Front, Salonika, WW1
The Surrey Yeomanry on the Struma Valley Front, Salonika 1917-1918. Breaking cover - A Squadron raid on Jenimah. By Frank Algernon Stewart (1877-1945). 1917-1918

Sultan Selim I conquering Egypt
Sultan Selim I, nicknamed Yavuz " the Stern", " the Steadfast" or " the Grim" (1465?-1520) - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1512 to 1520

Attack on the Wexford Rebels, Ireland, 26 May 1798, in response to an uprising at Oulart Hill led by Father John Murphy (visible on the far right). Date: 1798

Unveiling of the Royal Scots Grey Memorial, Princes Street
The unveiling ceremony of the Royal Scots Grey Memorial by William Birnie Rhind (1853 - 1933), West Gardens Cottage, Princes St, Edinburgh, Scotland - by Earl of Rosebery on 16th November 1906

Knight with the Arms of Jean de Daillon, c1480 (1946). Artist: Guillaume Desremaulx
Knight with the Arms of Jean de Daillon, c1480 (1946). This tapestry is held by the Montacute House, Somerset. From The Connoisseur Vol. 117, edited by H. Granville Fell. [The National Magazine Co

Napoleon at the Battle of Wagram, (1809), c. 1910s
Napoleon at the Battle of Wagram on 6th July 1809. Napoleon defeated the Austrians at Wagram, forcing them to sue for peace four days later and bringing an end to the War of the Fifth Coalition

French Cavalry 1805
French cavalry during the Napoleonic era. Date: circa 1805

Mexican horseman or Charro, Mexico
Mexican horseman, known as a Charro, in traditional costume on his horse on a street in Mexico. Date: circa 1920

BATTLE OF WATERLOO. Charge of the cavalry regiment, the Scots Greys, during the Battle of Waterloo, during the Napoleonic Wars, 18 June 1815. Illustration, English, 1894

Peter the Great, Equestrian Statue, St Petersburg
View of the equestrian statue to Peter the Great (1672 - 1725) in St Petersburg, Russia. Known as the Bronze Horseman, it was installed in 1782

Nicolas II and Kneeling troops - WWI
WWI - Emperor (Tsar) Nicholas (Nicolas) II of Russia holds up a sacred icon to his troops, who drop to their knees in penitence. Date: circa 1915

King Edward VII riding out to shoot at Sandringham, early 1900s

Passage of the Issel (Ijssel), a river which runs through Germany and the Netherlands, by British troops, winter of 1794-1795, during the French Revolutionary Wars. Date: 1794

Joan the Maid - Kay Nielsen. The Most Noble Warrior Saint in the Christian Calendar. Date: 1924

A gaucho of the Estancia Bonanza looking at Mount Fitz Roy, El Chalten, Argentina. (MR)

Lord Methuen Rallying His Broken Forces at Tweebosch, 1902. Creator: Charles Mills Sheldon
Lord Methuen Rallying His Broken Forces at Tweebosch, 1902. Koos de la Rey ambushed Methuens column at Tweebosch on on 7 March 1902, Lord Methuen was captured by the Boers

The Night Charge of the 19th Hussars Near Lydenberg on Nov. 7th 1900, 1901. Creator
The Night Charge of the 19th Hussars Near Lydenberg on Nov. 7th 1900, 1901. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. VI", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1901]

Apache Indian, Apache Spirit Ranch, Tombstone, Arizona, USA MR

Man sheep horseback Walmsley Brothers English
Man with sheep on horseback; Walmsley Brothers (English, 1894 - 1929); about 1890; Carbon print; 28.7 x 37.5 cm (11 5, 16 x 14 3, 4 in.)

Samuel Cody on horseback with one of his man-lifting kites in 1901. Date: 1901

West Africa - Nigeria - Kano - Sanusi People. Date: circa late 1950s

Queen Elizabeth II - Attending the Trooping of the Colour - Taking the Salute at Horseguards Parade. Date: circa 1954

Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar, 1782 (c1783). General Sir George Eliott is on horseback pointing to the battle between the British and the Spanish land and sea forces

Hacklers Pride, c1860, (1911). From British Sports and Sportsmen Part 1. [British Sports and Sportsmen, London, 1911]

Isandhlwana: The Dash with the Colours, 1879, (c1880). Episode of the Anglo-Zulu Wars (1879-1896). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Queen Victoria at Osborne House, 1865 (1906). From Cassells History of England, Vol. VI. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1906]. (Colorised black and white print)

Crossing the Sands, Ulverston, c1834. Artist: David Cox the elder
Crossing the Sands, Ulverston, c1834. Painting held at the Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham. From A Catalogue of the Pictures

At the Festival, 1911. Artist: Joza Uprka
At the Festival, 1911. From The Studio Volume 69. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1916-17]

Macedonia revolt, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 26th July 1903

Mousquetaires Noirs, petite tenue, 1814-15. Artist: Eugene Titeux
Mousquetaires Noirs, petite tenue, 1814-15. Histoire de la Maison Militaire du Roi de 1814-1830, volume 2

Battle at the Porte St Denis, 28th July, 1830, Paris. Artist: Hippolyte Lecomte
Battle at the Porte St Denis, 28th July, 1830, Paris. Fighting between the people and royalist troops during the French Revolution of July 1830. From the Musee Carnavalet, Paris

General Methuen surrendering to de la Rey, 2nd Boer War, 7 March 1902. Paul Sandford Methuen (1845-1932) British Lieutenant-General

Illustration, Black Beauty by Anna Sewell -- Lord George took Ginger for hunting. Date: circa 1930

Dacian cavalry with sabre and shield, and Numidian on horseback.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity

Silhouette design for The Orbit magazine, by H.L. Oakley, showing a foxhunting scene with three riders on horseback galloping across a field. Date: circa 1926

Gertrude Bell on Horseback - Baghdad, Iraq

A brush with the Bulgar - Scouts discover enemy, WW1
The Surrey Yeomanry on the Struma Valley Front, Salonika 1917-1918. A brush with the Bulgar - Scouts discover enemy at entrance to Jenimah. By Frank Algernon Stewart (1877-1945). 1917-1918

Going into action, The Barraged Road on Blaga Planina
The Surrey Yeomanry on the Struma Valley Front, Salonika 1917-1918. Going into action, The Barraged Road on the Blaga Planina. By Frank Algernon Stewart (1877-1945). 1917-1918

Mrs Mabel St Clair Stobart, pictured on horseback on the front cover of The Tatler. Mrs Mabel St Clair Stobart, was founder of the Womens Sick and Wounded Convoy Corps (1912)

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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.