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Equestrian Portraits of Historical Figures

A collection of etchings featuring historical figures on horseback, showcasing elaborate clothing and armor, depicting power and prestige.

Portrait of Kara Mustafa, grand vizier in the Turkish army, on horseback with a commando staff in his hand. Below in the margin his name and function in Dutch, Equestrian portrait of Kara Mustafa, Grandzier in the Turkish army., print maker: Pieter Stevens (vermeld in 1689), (mentioned on object), publisher: Nicolaes Visscher (I), (mentioned on object), publisher: Nicolaes Visscher (II), (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1676 - 1702, paper, etching, engraving, h 230 mm × w 159 mm
Portrait of Kara Mustafa, grand vizier in the Turkish army, on horseback with a commando staff in his hand. Below in the margin his name and function in Dutch, Equestrian portrait of Kara Mustafa, Grandzier in the Turkish army., print maker: Pieter Stevens (vermeld in 1689), (mentioned on object), publisher: Nicolaes Visscher (I), (mentioned on object), publisher: Nicolaes Visscher (II), (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1676 - 1702, paper, etching, engraving, h 230 mm × w 159 mm
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The Little Courier ca. 1496 Albrecht Dürer German. The Little Courier 391050Woodcut by Hans Burgkmair depicting Emperor Maximilian Is triumphal procession, featuring Eberpach as marshal of the five farm offices, created in 1526.Woodcut by Albrecht Dürer depicting Saint George on horseback in armor, slaying the dragon, created around 1504-1505, sheet trimmed to plate edges.Stefano Della Bella, Hungarian Cavalier Hungarian CavalierEmperor Galba on horseback, Adriaen Collaert, after Jan van der Straet, 1587 - 1589 print On a column Keizer Galba on horseback. In the background he is murdered by soldiers. His head is cut off and presented to the new Keizer Otho. The print has a Latin caption. The print is part of a twelve -part series about Roman emperors. Antwerp paper engraving male persons from classical history (GALBA)Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), Louis XIII on horseback (A. de Vesme 40. Dutuit 91) (Main title), 1643. Etching and chisel. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.Bethlen of Iktar, Gabriel.Weapon template with knight in Tournooikledij, 1596 print paper engraving armorial bearing, heraldry. joust, tilt. knightMaximilian Philipp, Duke of Bavaria, Landgraf of Leuchtenberg.Reproduction of drawing: Juliusz Kossak (1824-1899), King entering a city, mounted; excerpt from a magazine. Juliusz Kossak (1824-1899), draughtsman, cartoonist, Tygodnik Ilustrowany (Warszawa ; czasopismo ; 1859-1939), publisher, unknown, woodcutterHeinrich, Prince of Prussia Publisher: Probst, Johann Michaelattung: 1779/1809 publisher: Augsburg. Portrait of Leopold I, Emperor of Germany, on horseback. In the landscape a fortress and a battle. At the top left shows a putto its coat of arms.Ludwig XV., King of France.Carl Adolph Heinrich Heß's chalk drawing depicts a German coachman holding two spanned horses in harnesses, executed in black and white chalk with wiped effects, 1808.Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528). Justitiae soil (Bartsch 79). 1499. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 77214-31 Allegory, wild animal, symbolic animal, aureole, balance, spell, allegorical figure, luminous halo, man, judgment, justice, lion, renaissance, sun, engravingLudwig XIII., King of France.Hans Burgkmair, known as the old (1473-1531). The triumph of the Emperor Maximilien I: ninety-two board (Dornik-Eger 36, Bartsch 81). Xylography, 1512-1519. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. Drawing, Germanic emperor, glory, glorious memory, glorifying, glorific, history, illustration, historical book, memory, narration, drawing, triumph, 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th century, engravingTwo riders.Man floats donkey; Street vendors in Bologna; L'ARTI PER VIA. A calling man with a bag over the shoulder, seen from behind, drives out with a branch of donkey. In the background Bologna's profile. Italian verse in undermarge. The print is part of an album.His rural Highness Willem Frederik, George, Lodewijk, / Prince of Orange, Crown Prince of the Netherlands, General and Chief of the Ne / Derlandsche Armee, etc. etc., etc., Johan Noman, 1806 - 1830 print Portrait of Napoleon I Bonaparte on horseback, meant here as Willem II. The show is caught in a decorative frame, with a balustrade at the top. Under the image one fresh in two columns. Numbered below: No. 228. Publisher: Zaltbommelprint Maker: Netherlands paper letterpress printing equestrian state-portraitEquestrian portrait of Philip IV, king of Spain, under triumph arch, Pieter de Jode (II), After Anthony Van Dyck, 1628 - 1670 print Equestrian portrait of Philip IV, in armor. He is wearing a chain with the order of the Golden Fleece. He holds a command staf in his right hand. He is under a triumphal arch. On the arch the portrait of Charles V, in Harness and with a chain with the order of the Golden Fleece. The portrait is caught in an oval frame with a three -line caption in Latin and is flanked by two lions. In the background a face on a city and a procession and below that a five -line caption in French. In the margin a three -faced caption in Latin. Under the print a poem in French, printed in three columns, of a separate plate. Antwerp paper etching / engraving triumphal arch. knighthood order of the Golden Fleece. horse. armourNapoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821). French military and political leader. As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of France (1804-1815). Engraving by Hebert. "Los Héroes y Las Grandezas de la Tierra". Volume V. 1855.Equestrian fight. Design for a print.The Sacrifice of Marcus Curtius. Dimensions: overall: 13.3 x 19.7 cm (5 1/4 x 7 3/4 in.). Medium: pen and black ink on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JOST AMMAN.Suleiman II (1642-1691), Sultan of the Ottoman Empire by Wiegel, Christoph (1654-1725) / Private Collection / 1710 / Germany / Copper engraving / Portrait / 31x19,5Alphonse Legros, Milkmaid of Boulogne, 1st plate (Laitiere a Boulogne) Milkmaid of Boulogne, 1st plate (Laitiere a Boulogne)Margaretha van Henegouwen on horseback, Anonymous, 1530 print Margaretha, Countess of Holland, on horseback with whip in hand. To her to the right a man in armor on horseback. In the middle of a coat of arms. Low Countries paper (scenes from) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)Saint George and the Dragon. Dated: c. 1480/1490. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Master AG.Wilhelm III., Prince of Orania, King of England sitting on dark horse in right side view: full figure, head half from the right; with sprinkled triplet on allon wig; with top jabot; in riderock with ornamental borts, ferrand around the waist; poured, worsched; Pistol food over the right knee; Rights with commandostab over the right hip, reins in the left; Patterned saddle blanket; the horse standing on the right front hoof and left back hoof; in the background a long rider's troupe in a small arc along the left to rising terrain; Privilege note below half-links; Below the representation of single-line Latin. Legend with wrong count. Copper engraving, without designation.Dutch Postal courier. Date: 17th century. From series of five prints with a procession of Turks. Three men on horseback, blowing on three different wind instruments.Cavalry Engagement. Artist: Francesco Monti ("Il Brescianino delle Battaglie") (Italian, Bologna 1685-1768 Brescia) - Il Brescianino delle Battaglie . Dimensions: 13 5/16 x 10 1/16in. (33.8 x 25.6cm). Date: 1646-1712. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Francesco Monti ("Il Brescianino delle Battaglie") (Italian, Bologna 1685-1768 Brescia) -Il Brescianino delle Battaglie .Markgraf Heinrich III. From Meissen on the hawk huntCombats and Triumphs. Etienne Delaune; French, c. 1519-1583. Date: 1538-1583. Dimensions: 65 × 220 mm. Engraving on paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.Maria Theresia, Infantin of Spain Publisher: Hoffmann, Johannverlagsort: NurembergPlate 4: Emperor Gaius on Horseback, from 'The First Twelve Roman Caesars', after Tempesta. Artist: Matthäus Merian the Elder (Swiss, Basel 1593-1650 Schwalbach); After Antonio Tempesta (Italian, Florence 1555-1630 Rome). Dimensions: Sheet: 11 11/16 x 9 1/16 in. (29.7 x 23 cm). Date: 1610-50. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.The king of parrots. German card game from the end of the 15th century. The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance by Paul Lacroix, 1874Johann Georg I, Elector of Saxony Publisher: Schönwetter, Johann Theobald Secretary: Frankfurt (Main)Portrait of Charles of Orleans on horseback; Equestrian portrait of Willem II, Hertog van Gelder.Equestrian statue of Willem III, Prince of Orange, London. .Knights bearing the ensigns of the cities, Germany, engraving by Lemaitre, from Allemagne by Philippe Le Bas (1794-1860), L'Univers pittoresque, Europe, published by Firmin Didot Freres, Paris, 1838.Philip de Goede, Karel de Stoute and two knights, Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen (attributed to), in or after 1518 - 1533 print Print was later added to the series. Printed from two blocks. On the right two non -identified men on horseback. On the left Philip de Goede and Karel de Stoute, printed from a block that was previously used as a right part of a sheet from the original series of graves and engravings of Holland. paper riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horsemanKarl Emanuel I, Duke of Savoyen.Trajanus, Emperor of the Roman Empire in a victory car, Nicolas Maurin, Pierre Prud'Hon, 1820 - 1825 print Paris paper cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. Roman chariot, quadriga ~ triumph. conqueror triumphing, triumphal entry of victor. horseJerzy fighting with a dragon; 1701-1825 (1701-00-00-1825-00-00);Jerzy (Saint - -A 303), Méyet, Leopold (1850-1912) - collection, dragonsRider on horseback. Draughtsman: Dirk Langendijk. Dating: 1758 - 1805. Measurements: h 223 mm × w 180 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.A Tournament Contest. UnknownWar, Alessandro.Albrecht Dürer, The Triumphal Chariot of Maximilian I (The Great Triumphal Car) (plate 4 of 8), 1523 (Latin ed) The Triumphal Chariot of Maximilian I (The Great Triumphal Car) plate 4 of 8The Great Triumphal Car, eight sheet n.d. After Albrecht Dürer German. The Great Triumphal Car, eight sheet 388643A Tournament Contest; Augsburg (probably), Germany; about 1560 - 1570; Tempera colors and gold and silver paint on paper bound between original pasteboard covered with original brown calf; Leaf: 43 x 28.9 cm (16 15,16 x 11 3,8 in.)The Triumphal Chariot of Maximilian I (The Great Triumphal Car) plate 4 of 8. Dated: 1522. Medium: woodcut. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Albrecht Dürer.King Conradin, the grandson of Frederick II, has a hawk mounted during the picking hunt with his friend Friedrich, Margrave of Baden, 14th Century, woodcut, Germany, Europeunknown, Paris, Gras, Henry le, Bella, Stefano della, Cartes des rois de France, Card game with rulers of France, Philippe Auguste, Philip II, Playing card with a representation of the French king Philip II. Text below the representation., print, playing card, prints, height 90 mm, width 54 mm, Italian, 1610-05-18 - 1664-07-27, print maker, printmaker, 1620 - 1664, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publication, French, publisher, granter of privilegeunknown, Paris, Gras, Henry le, Bella, Stefano della, Cartes des rois de France, Card game with rulers of France, Dagobert I, Playing card with a representation of the Frankish king Dagobert I. Text below the representation., print, playing card, prints, height 90 mm, width 54 mm, Italian, 1610-05-18 - 1664-07-27, print maker, printmaker, 1620 - 1664, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publication, French, publisher, granter of privilegeCaius Caesar Galigula from Twelve Caesars on Horseback. Artist: Abraham de Bruyn (Flemish, Antwerp 1540-1587 Cologne ()). Dimensions: Sheet: 2 7/16 × 1 7/8 in. (6.2 × 4.8 cm). Date: ca. 1565-1587. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Design for a Medal. Loading wagon with an elephant, 1599. Plaster trailer with an elephant, December 1599. During the arrival in Antwerp. Part of: Historica Narratio Profectionis et Inaugurationis Serenissimorum Belgii Principum Alberti et Isabellae Austriae Archiducum, the description of the entry of the couple in Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent and Valenciennes, 1599.Sergius Galba from Twelve Caesars on Horseback ca. 1565-1587 Abraham de Bruyn. Sergius Galba from Twelve Caesars on Horseback. Abraham de Bruyn (Flemish, Antwerp 1540-1587 Cologne ()). ca. 1565-1587. Engraving. PrintsA small, circular print depicting Lady Godiva's ride through Coventry Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. Edition of Thomas Shelton. 1st part. English Edition, 1612.Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Romulus and Remus 1552 Anonymous This print comes from the museums copy of the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence) The Speculum found its origin in the publishing endeavors of Antonio Salamanca and Antonio Lafreri. During their Roman publishing careers, the two foreign publishers - who worked together between 1553 and 1563 - initiated the production of prints recording art works, architecture and city views related to Antique and Modern Rome. The prints could be bought individually by tourists and collectors, but were also purchased in larger groups which were often bound together in an album. In 1573, Lafreri commissioned a title page for this purpose, which is where the title ‘Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae first appears. Lafreri envisioned an ideal arrangement of the prints in 7 different categories, but during his lifetime, never appears to have offered one standard, bound set of prints. Instead, clients composed thCapitoline Wolf with Romulus and Remus. Dated: 1552. Dimensions: plate: 26.2 x 34.2 cm (10 5/16 x 13 7/16 in.). Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Italian 16th Century.