Horse Back Collection (page 8)

Infantry Regiment 18th C
Military manoeuvres : three infantry regiments are led by a man on horseback. Three regiments of grenadiers follow at the back. Date: Circa 1760

Don Quixote on horseback
A scene from Cervantes novel Don Quixote -- the hero of the title makes his way across the countryside on horseback, dreaming of adventures. Date: First published: 1605-15

Lincoln Reviews Army
President Lincoln and General Hooker, with their respective staffs, at the review of the army of the Potomac, prior to the battles in Virginia Date: 1863

Setting out on Journey
A tourist sets out to visit the country on horseback. Dr Syntax proposes to visit the Lake District, then as now a favourite tourist destination. Date: 1812

Surveying in Afghanistan
A mile-measuring machine (perambulator) being used by the Afghan Boundary Commission. Date: circa 1884

Rounding up Sheep
Kiwi farmers on horseback rounding up a flock of sheep into a pen on a farm in New Zealand. Date: early 1930s

Anglo-Saxon Women
Two Anglo-Saxon women, one side-saddle on horseback. They wear long house-gowns, and hoods wrapped round neck and shoulders; the rider also wears a short cloak. Date: 750

Horse riding in America
Aiken S.C. America. Young woman riding on horseback through an open field

British Bronze age warriors, Aldin
Two British warriors of the Bronze age, one on horseback, the other holding a spear and shield

British Ballad, The Luck of Eden-Hall
THE LUCK OF EDEN HALL. British ballad describing the taking of the famous 13th century goblet from a fairy banquet by Lord Musgrave

British Ballad, Sir Lancelot du Lac
SIR LANCELOT DU LAC. British ballad telling the tale of one of the greatest of the Knights of the Round Table in the Arthurian legend

Uniformed men on horseback in a field
Six uniformed men (soldiers or policemen) on horseback in a field, with other men standing in the background

Policemen on horseback
Two policemen on horseback, with a crowd of people in London

Gentleman on horseback, Mid Wales
A gentleman on horseback in front of a stone wall, probably somewhere in Mid Wales

The Bridge Builders
The title page of Rudyard Kiplings short story The Bridge Builders, as it first appeared in the Illustrated London News Christmas issue, 1893

Three people on horseback, Tregwynt, West Wales
Three people, a man and two women, prepare for an outing on horseback at Tregwynt, near Granston and Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, West Wales. The women are riding sidesaddle

Cavalry parade over New Bridge, Haverfordwest, South Wales
A cavalry parade crosses New Bridge into Victoria Place in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, probably around the time of the outbreak of the First World War

Circus procession, New Bridge, Haverfordwest, South Wales
A circus procession of camels, elephants and men on horseback, at New Bridge, Haverfordwest, South Wales, with townspeople lining the route

Cavalry parade outside pub, Haverfordwest, South Wales
A cavalry parade pauses outside the Plough and Harrow pub in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, probably around the time of the outbreak of the First World War

Car in front of equestrian statue, Middle East
A car parked in front of an unidentified equestrian statue, somewhere in the Middle East

Monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi, Genoa

Flags and Memorial at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Three flags in front of the Memorial of Suke Baatar (Mongolias national hero in the struggle for independence, Damdin Sukhbaatar, 1893-1923) in Sukhbaatar Square, at Ulaanbaatar (or Ulan Bator)

Prince George reading public proclamation
Prince George reading a public proclamation. Prince George served as high commissioner of Crete during its transition towards independence from Ottoman rule and union with Greece

Prince George revies the Cretan Gendarmerie. Prince George served as high commissioner of Crete during its transition towards independence from Ottoman rule and union with Greece

Met Police officer speaking to tourists
A Metropolitan Police officer speaking to a group of young tourists outside Horse Guards Parade in Whitehall, Central London

Horseguards in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
National horseguards riding past the mausoleum on Sukhbaatar Square, at Ulaanbaatar (or Ulan Bator), capital of Mongolia

Music cover for Godfreys Chilperic Quadrille
Music cover for Charles Godfreys Chilperic Quadrille, based on airs from Herves popular opera buffa (or operetta) Chilperic

A Hindu Marriage - India

Mountain valley in Kashgar, western China
A dry mountain valley in Kashgar, western China -- a hooded man on horseback can just be seen at the centre

Statue of Muhammed Ali Pacha, Alexandra, Egypt

Sniper Monument at Syracuse, New Jersey, USA, erected in 1905 to honour the contributions of Civil War veteran Gustavus A. Sniper (1836-1894), a German immigrant

Austrian troops, some on horseback, some in covered wagons, advance along a muddy road on the Eastern Front

Trooper of 61st Cavalry - Indian Army
A Trooper of the 61st Cavalry of the Indian Army - a modern descendant of the old British Indian Army (last of the horseback soldiers). Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Djemaa el-Djedid Mosque and Consulate Palace - Algiers
The Consulate Palace and Djemaa el-Djedid Mosque at Algiers, Algeria. Contrary to its name, the New Mosque, (the Djemaa el-Djedid) sometimes also called the Pcherie Mosque

Statue of Duc D Orleans & Mosque - Algiers
A remarkable juxtaposition: A Statue of the Duc D Orleans and the Mosque of Djemaa el-Djedid, Algiers, Algeria. Colonial French town planners cleared many Ottoman buildings when they redesigned

Algerian Chief on horseback
An Algerian chieftain on horseback

Funeral of King Edward VII
Scene at the funeral of King Edward VII -- Sir Evelyn Wood, Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener on horseback

George V reviewing Army Reserve in Hyde Park
King George V reviewing the British Army Reserve in Hyde Park, Central London. He can be seen on horseback, saluting the men as they march past him

Indian cavalry rehearsing for royal visit, Bombay
Indian cavalry rehearsing at the Apollo Bandar in Bombay, in preparation for the visit of King George V and Queen Mary for the Coronation Durbar

Stylised view of a rider approaching Constantinople, with the distinctive outline of a Mosque on the horizon

Wandering Russian Shamen or Dervish riding a rather dishevelled horse with trained raven on a pole. Surrounded by a crowd of onlookers

Sultan Mahmud I
Mahmud I, called the Hunchback (1696 - 1754) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1730 to 1754"

Prince of Wales (George V) at Bolton Abbey
The Prince of Wales (soon to be George V) at Bolton Abbey as a guest of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire at the opening of the grouse shooting on Wharfedale Moor

Les Charlatans Italiens
Print of etching of " Les Charlatans Italiens" by Karel Dujardin, 1657. HPG/8/2/1 (x)"

Gravenhage, The Netherlands - The Royal Palace. A lovely card, bordered with a selction of photographs of local windmills!

Lieutenant Hyslop and Lord Mayor on Salisbury Plain
Lieutenant Hyslop with the Lord Mayor, both of them on horseback, during a review of the Territorial Army on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire

Wedding at Lorna Doones church, Devon
An unusual wedding at Lorna Doones church (St Marys Church, Oare, which features in the novel by R D Blackmore), near the village of Malmsmead, Exmoor, Devon

Charles Augustus Stanhope, 8th Earl of Harrington (1844-1917), royal aide-de-camp, known as the Grand Old Man of Polo. Seen here on horseback in a field

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