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Mythical Warriors and Equestrian Scenes

A collection showcasing historical and mythical figures on horseback, depicted in battle or noble poses, with intricate detailing and dynamic compositions.

One cart -stretched cart in a landscape, Adam Frans van der Meulen, 1642 - 1690 drawing paper brush two-wheeled vehicle drawn by two animals
One cart -stretched cart in a landscape, Adam Frans van der Meulen, 1642 - 1690 drawing paper brush two-wheeled vehicle drawn by two animals
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Mounted nobleman of Moscow, in attire from the 2nd half 16th century, according to print by Abraham de Bruyn from the `Diversarum gentium armatura equestris. Ubi fere Europae, Asiae atque Africae equitandi ratio propria expressa est`, sheet no. 24. Bruyn, Abraham de (ca 1540-1587), graphic artist, Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), draughtsman, cartoonist
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The three orders. (TF)
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Discovery Dance - Saukie. Dated: 1861. Dimensions: overall: 44.2 x 59.5 cm (17 3/8 x 23 7/16 in.). Medium: oil on card mounted on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: George Catlin.
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Lodewijk II de Bourbon-Condé on horseback in Turkish Costume, François Chauueau, 1670 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching festivities. historical persons. tournament. horse
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One of eighteen designs for a series of plates illustrating Venus and Adonis, Hablot Knight Browne, 1815-1882, British, undated, Graphite, brown chalk, watercolor and white gouache on medium, slighlty textured, brown wove paper, Sheet: 6 5/8 × 6 5/8 inches (16.8 × 16.8 cm), begging, dog (animal), horse (animal), religious and mythological subject, spears, stopping
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Station of William IV, 1752, plate 4, Jan Punt, 1752
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'The Dream and Lie of Franco I', 1937 (January 8th), Etching and sugar aquatint on paper, 31 x 42 cm, DE00109. Author: PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973). Location: MUSEO NACIONAL DE ARTE REINA SOFIA-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Il monte: il a déjà de ses mains triomphantes... Dimensions: overall (approximate): 27.4 x 19.7 cm (10 13/16 x 7 3/4 in.). Medium: graphite on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Hubert François Gravelot.
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A woman hanging up a soldier, back view. Constantin Ernest Adolphe Hyacinthe Guys (1802-1892), draftsman and French painter. A woman hanging up a soldier, back view. Feather, faded pencil, gray wash. 1870-1871.
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Sleedevaart by the Leiden Society Veniam Pro Laude, 1776, Simon Fokke, After Johannes le Francq van Berkhey, 1776 print The Sleedevaart on January 24, 1776 organized by the Leiden Society Veniam Pro Laude On the occasion of the second century celebration of the Leiden Relief (3 October 1574) and the establishment of the University of Leiden (8 February 1575). The fourteen slides in three rows among each other, numbered 1-3, with the designation of the subject of the sled. Is without the owl at Minerva. print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Leiden paper etching commemoration of the founding of a university. sledge, sleigh (winter sports) Leiden
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Hessel Martena, Simon Frisius, 1622 print print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Franeker paper etching / letterpress printing
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Plate depicting Pompeo Colonna, from a series of twelve showing knights and their attendants dressed for a tournament (plate 6) 1565 Anonymous This etching is from a set of twelve, of which the MMA has ten (numbers 2-12). Plate 6 depicts a procession of Cardinal Pompeo Colonna (1479-1532), also including Prospero Colonna (1452-1523), Alfonso Gonzaga (1541-1592) and others. A detail of the costume for the horses appears at lower right.See 53.601.153 for a description of the series. See 154, 155, 156, 158-163 for the rest of the set.. Plate depicting Pompeo Colonna, from a series of twelve showing knights and their attendants dressed for a tournament (plate 6). Anonymous. 1565. Etching
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Bullfight. Pablo Picasso; Spanish, 1881-1973. Date: 1946. Dimensions: 295 x 427 mm (image); 328 x 440 mm (sheet). Lithograph on ivory wove paper. Origin: Spain. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.
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Marcus Curtius leaps into Gulf. This relief is housed in the Villa Borghese. Marcus Curtius, a legendary hero ofancient Rome. According tolegend, in 362BCa deep chasm opened in theRoman Forum. The seers declared that the pit would never close until Romes most valuable possession was thrown into it. Claiming that nothing was morepreciousthan a brave citizen, Curtius leaped, fully armed and on horseback, into the chasm, which immediately closed.
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Maskerade of the Leiden students, 1865 (plate 9), 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. Ninth plate with the groups numbered 107-114. 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. Ninth plate with the groups numbered 107-114. Part of the series of 16 stuck magazines. print maker: Netherlandsprinter: Netherlandspublisher: Leiden paper To lead. Zierikzee
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Vignette with keeshond and pink bow, 1795, anonymous, 1795 drawing Vignette with a keeshond with a putto armed with club and shield with French lilies. A pink bow at the top. Part of a group of six signed vignettes, possibly for chasinets at a party on the occasion of the Alliance with France in 1795. Netherlands paper. pencil. paint (coating) pen / brush dog
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The Great Triumphal Chariot of the Emperor Maximilian I Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528). The Great Triumphal Chariot of the Emperor Maximilian I, 1522, begun 1518. Woodcut from eight blocks on eight sheets of laid paper, 16 x 95 in. (40.5 x 241.3 cm). Albrecht Dürer revolutionized the techniques of woodcut and engraving, and was the first artist to achieve fame through his work as a printmaker. In 1512 the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, who recognized how useful the new medium of printmaking would be for spreading his fame and burnishing his image, commissioned Dürer to create in his honor a gigantic, multipart woodcut inspired by imperial processions of antiquity. The emperor died before the ambitious work was completed, but the entrepreneurial Dürer published the last eight-block section of the procession as a tribute to him. Maximilian is depicted as a latter-day Roman emperor, riding in an elaborate chariot whose four wheels express in Latin his renown (gloria), dignity (dign
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Ten Cavaliers Forming a Circle. Artist: Etched by Stefano della Bella (Italian, Florence 1610-1664 Florence). Dimensions: Plate: 8 11/16 × 11 5/8 in. (22 × 29.5 cm)Sheet: 8 15/16 × 12 1/16 in. (22.7 × 30.6 cm). Series/Portfolio: 'The contest of the seasons' (La gara delle stagioni). Date: 1652. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Tweete slide, Abraham Delfos, 1776 drawing The second sledge in the parade. A large sledge with four musicians pulled by two horses and followed by two Romans with swords. Part of the series of fifteen drawings for the plates of the Sleedevaart on January 24, 1776 organized by the Leiden Society Veniam Pro Laude On the occasion of the second century celebration of the Leiden Relief (3 October 1574) and the establishment of the University of Leiden (8 February 1575). Northern Netherlands paper commemoration of the founding of a university. sledge, sleigh (winter sports) Leiden
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Sketch sheet by Rudolf Weyr using pencil, ink, and feather on brown and gray lavated paper. The work emphasizes composition, line, and preliminary figure studies.
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Ten horsemen on horseback in a circle, Stefano della Bella, 1652 print Italy paper etching festivities. riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman Modena
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Dwarf with two daggers; Grotesque figure with two swords, Abraham Bosse, After Jacques Callot, 1621 - 1676 print Left: Dwarf, more or less on the left, with a bought back, a hat with two feathers on the head, in the right hand and a dagger in the left hand. Right: grotesque figure, seen on the right, with a bought back, a hat with two feathers on the head, in the right hand and a sword in the left hand. Both of these prints, printed on 1 sheet side by side, are part of a series of 21 prints (printed on 11 sheets, so with the exception of the title print always 2 plates per leaf) with grotesque figures; Almost all of those figures are dwarfs, many are bought. Paris paper etching / engraving little people. hunchback. hacking and thrusting weapons: dagger. human beings (legendary or not) of abnormal proportions, size, strength, etc.. hacking and thrusting weapons: sword
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Skeleton firing a canon, from a broaside entitled 'De este famoso hipodromo en la pista, no faltara ni un solo periodista', published by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo. ca. 1889-1895 José Guadalupe Posada. Skeleton firing a canon, from a broaside entitled 'De este famoso hipodromo en la pista, no faltara ni un solo periodista', published by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo.. José Guadalupe Posada (Mexican, 1851-1913). ca. 1889-1895. Etching on zinc. Prints
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A woodcut by Hans Burgkmair the Elder depicting a native from India in the triumphal procession of Emperor Maximilian I, showing figure, attire, and early 16th-century German printmaking techniques.
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Excluded Greek warrior unknown
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Etching by Stefano della Bella depicting the horse ballet 'The Competition of the Seasons' in Modena on April 10, 1652, showing horses, riders, choreography, and spectators.
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Crow chief's robe covered with paintings of his battles, scalps and victories. Handcoloured lithograph from George Catlin's Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians, London, 1841.
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Album of Mexican and French cartes-de-visite, between 1861-1880
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This early 16th-century drypoint by the Master of 1515 depicts decorative bands combined with a trophy motif.
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Combat with Pollaxe. Date/Period: Ca. 1410. Folio. Tempera colors, gold leaf, silver leaf, and ink on parchment. Height: 279 mm (10.98 in); Width: 206 mm (8.11 in). Author: Fiore Furlan dei Liberi da Premariacco.
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The Flower Book - Golden Thread. From The Flower Book, 1905. Sir Edward Burne-Jones .
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Five faculties and a public promotion, 1835, 1835 print Leaf with two carts. On the first cart a satirical representation of the five faculties of the university by Devils. On the second cart the public promotion of a donkey. Second album in the parade held by students from the Leidse Hogeschool to celebrate the Dies Natalis of the university on February 9, 1835. print maker: Netherlandsafter drawing by: Leiden paper commemoration of the founding of a university. students' pageant. receiving doctor's degree. faculties ~ university Leiden
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Parade at the marriage of Princess Sophie, 1842 (plate 3), 1842 - 1843 Procession on the occasion of the marriage of Princess Sophie with Karel Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach, held at the arrival of the couple in Weimar on October 27, 1842. Third plate with the groups numbered 19-26. Part of the series of six separate plates of the parade. print maker: Germanyafter drawing by: Weimarpublisher: Weimar paper etching Weimar Procession on the occasion of the marriage of Princess Sophie with Karel Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach, held at the arrival of the couple in Weimar on October 27, 1842. Third plate with the groups numbered 19-26. Part of the series of six separate plates of the parade. print maker: Germanyafter drawing by: Weimarpublisher: Weimar paper etching Weimar
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allegories founation of Magdeburg by Emperor Otto I woodcut ""Chronecken der Sassen"" by Konrad Botho printed by bei Peter Sch_ffer Mainz 1492 private collection,
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Tangut Horseman. Artist: Unidentified Artist. Culture: China. Dimensions: 39 1/2 x 28 1/2 in. (100.3 x 72.4 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Netherlands, The Entry of Duke Jan van Beijeren into Leiden, On 18 August 1420, presented in a masquerade by HH Students of the Leiden University, on 8 February 1840, Masquerade of the Entry of Duke Jan van Bavaria in Leiden on 18 August 1420 by the Leiden students on 8 February 1840, Procession nos. 62-71, Procession nos. 62-71: knights on horseback and chaplains of the duke. Part of the print series of the Masquerade of the entry of Duke John of Bavaria into Leiden on 18 August 1420 by the Leiden students on 8 February 1840., print, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 230 mm, width 345 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1840 - 1840, second quarter 19th century, paper, lithography (technique)
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Sculpture of chariot pulled by two horses, c. 1880 - c. 1904 photograph Bottom left is drawn a rectangular box with black ink, possibly over a written song. Rome paper. photographic support. cardboard albumen print Vatican Museums
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Design for Vis-à-vis/ Caleche, no. 912. Artist: Attributed to Channing Britton (American, active second half 19th century). Dimensions: 6 3/8 x 9 in. (16.2 x 22.9 cm). Manufacturer: Brewster & Co. (American, New York). Date: 1850-70.Brewster & Company HistoryEstablished in 1810 by James Brewster (1788-1866) in New Haven, Connecticut, Brewster & Company, specialized in the manufacture of fine carriages. The founder opened a New York showroom in 1827 at 53-54 Broad Street, and the company flourished under generations of family leadership. Expansion necessitated moves around lower Manhattan, with name changes reflecting shifts of management-James Brewster & Sons operated at 25 Canal Street, James Brewster Sons at 396 Broadway, and Brewster of Broome Street was based at 372 & 374 Broome Street with a repository (showroom) on 14th Street & Fifth Avenue. By 1874, Brewster & Company had 400 employees and combined warehouse and factory facilities at 47th & 48th Streets and Broadway. Brewster
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Rooms to the cart of former dignitaries Abdülhamid II; around 1908 (1905-00-00-1909-00-00);Semerau-Siemianowski, Władysław (1849-1938)-collection, Semerau-Siemianowski, Władysław (1849-1938), Dar (provenance), occasional prints, Islam art, Turkish art, leaflets
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Hercules fighting with bull, Crete, by Benedict Piringer (1780-1826), engraving by Benedict Piringer (1780-1826) from a Greek original, from Collection de Vases Grecs de Ms le Comte de Lamberg, by Alexandre de Laborde, 1813-1824, Paris.
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Masquerade of Leiden students, 1875 (plate 7); Masquerade held by the members of the Leidsche student corps on 15th June 1875 for celebration of the 300st birthday of the Leidsche Hoogeschool, representing the Leidsche Hoogeschool, depicted in the most famous and remarkable men, who from Her Foundation have connected their name to the Haren.Historical Costumed Procession of the Students of Leiden Hogeschool Held on June 15, 1875 on the occasion of the 300th Anniversary of the University. The Procession Depicts The Most Famous Men Attached to The University. Seventh Plate With The Groups Numbered 112-117. Part of the Series of 21 Together Stuck Magazines.
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Jacques Callot, Entry of M de Macey, 1627 Entry of M. de Macey
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The Old Dragoons of 1850. Frederic Remington; American, 1861-1909; Cast by Roman Bronze Works; American, early 20th century. Date: . Dimensions: 73 × 119.3 × 43.8 cm (28 3/4 × 47 × 17 1/4 in.). Bronze with black patina. Origin: . Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.
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Colored print by Ulpiano Checa Sanz from 1900 depicting Andalusia during the period of the Moors, illustrating early twentieth-century historical and regional representation in art.