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Horse Back Collection (page 9)

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Trooper of 61st Cavalry - Indian Army

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

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Djemaa el-Djedid Mosque and Consulate Palace - Algiers

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

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Statue of Duc D Orleans & Mosque - Algiers

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

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Algerian Chief on horseback

Algerian Chief on horseback
An Algerian chieftain on horseback

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Funeral of King Edward VII

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

Background imageHorse Back Collection: George V reviewing Army Reserve in Hyde Park

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

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Indian cavalry rehearsing for royal visit, Bombay

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

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Stylised view of a rider approaching Constantinople

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

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Wandering Russian Shamen or Dervish

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

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Sultan Mahmud I

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

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Prince of Wales (George V) at Bolton Abbey

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

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Les Charlatans Italiens

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

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Gravenhage, The Netherlands

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

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Lieutenant Hyslop and Lord Mayor on Salisbury Plain

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

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Wedding at Lorna Doones church, Devon

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

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Charles Augustus Stanhope, 8th Earl of Harrington

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

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Ancient bridge on road to old Panama

Ancient bridge on road to old Panama
A man on horseback atop an ancient bridge on the road to Old Panama

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Shrimp Fishermen on mules - France

Shrimp Fishermen on mules - France
Shrimp Fishermen on mules - Brittany, France

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Three men on horseback, Kashgar, western China

Three men on horseback, Kashgar, western China
Three men on horseback in front of three structures with oriental style roofs, in Kashgar, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Southern China - Local Man on horseback

Southern China - Local Man on horseback
A Turkic man sat on a mighty steed in a mountain pass in the far north of India or the very south of Xinjiang Province, China on the road through the mountains to Kashgar

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Hare Hunting / Silk

Hare Hunting / Silk
The First Point A hunter on horseback chases a hare with two hunting dogs

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Roman costume

Roman costume
Clothing for men and women in Imperial Rome, fundamentally togas of various kinds

Background imageHorse Back Collection: A Mexican sentry on horseback

A Mexican sentry on horseback

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Guardians of the Sikh Refugee caravan

Guardians of the Sikh Refugee caravan
Armed Sikh men on horseback act as the self-appointed guardians fo the column of refugees travelling from East Punjab to Pakistan and safety following the partition of india

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Warm welcome for British Calvalry men

Warm welcome for British Calvalry men
Kisses from grateful women for gallant men. British cavalry men are greeted by joyful French women in the village of Monchy in France after the battle of Arras

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Spahis exercising - Algeria

Spahis exercising - Algeria
Spahis were light cavalry regiments of the French army recruited primarily from the indigenous populations of Algeria. Here they are doing sword exercises

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Tunisia - Bizerte - Ferryboat

Tunisia - Bizerte - Ferryboat
Chain Ferryboat at Bizerte - setting off from the quay with a couple of carts, a carriage, pedestrians and a policeman on horseback. Bizerte is known as the oldest and most European city in Tunisia

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Ops Volunteers in Dublin

Ops Volunteers in Dublin
O.P.S Ulster Volunteers ride on horseback through the streets of Dublin during the Easter rising of April 1916

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Grand PrincessTatiana of Russia

Grand PrincessTatiana of Russia
Grand Princess Tatiana Nikolaievna (1897-1918), daughter of Tsar Nicholas II and Tsaritsa Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia, granddaughter of Princess Alice

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Mr and Mrs Winston Churchill

Mr and Mrs Winston Churchill
Mr Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty and Mrs Clementine Churchill on horseback

Background imageHorse Back Collection: People left in London during the Summer Holidays, 1881

People left in London during the Summer Holidays, 1881
Engraving showing a number of the types of people left in London, whilst more fortunate folk went on holiday in the summer of 1881

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Dead Sequoia Tree in California, 1877

Dead Sequoia Tree in California, 1877
Engraving showing three men on horseback next to a fallen giant sequoia tree, California, 1877. This particular tree, it seems, was hollow enough for a man to ride through on horseback

Background imageHorse Back Collection: The Duke of Cambridge on horseback

The Duke of Cambridge on horseback
Duke of Cambridge, Queen Victorias cousin and Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in 1856

Background imageHorse Back Collection: A Black Outlook

A Black Outlook
Two Sikh soldiers, with bayonets fixed, wait to ambush a German Uhlan on horseback. Apart from the terrible pun of the title, the Indian divisions fighting with the Allies were greatly respected

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Prince Otto von Bismarck at Sedan, Franco-Prussian War, 1870

Prince Otto von Bismarck at Sedan, Franco-Prussian War, 1870
Engraving showing Prince Otto Edward Leopold von Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg (1815-1898), the Prusso-German statesman and first Chancellor of the German Empire

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Sir Robert Baden-Powell on horseback, c. 1900

Sir Robert Baden-Powell on horseback, c. 1900
Photograph showing Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (1857-1941), the English soldier and founder of the Boy Scouts, pictured on horseback when Colonel of the 5th Dragoon Guards

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Sir Samuel Hughes on horseback; France, 1916

Sir Samuel Hughes on horseback; France, 1916
Illustration of Sir Samuel Hughes (1853-1921), the Canadian Minister of Militia, pictured on horseback in France during the First World War

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Mounted French Spahis guarding German prisoners; First World

Mounted French Spahis guarding German prisoners; First World
Photograph showing French Algerian Spahis on horseback guarding German soldiers captured during the Battle of the Somme, 1916

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Emperor Napoleon III, 1854

Emperor Napoleon III, 1854
Engraved portrait of Napoleon III, Emperor of France, in military uniform on horseback, 1854

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Corradinis Descent on Horseback, 1898

Corradinis Descent on Horseback, 1898
Illustration showing (Frank) Corradinis horse-riding act, which he displayed in Berlin, Paris and Copenhagen in 1898. Corradini

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Bazaar at Kadikol, near Balaklava, Crimean War, 1856

Bazaar at Kadikol, near Balaklava, Crimean War, 1856
Engraving of busy street scene at Balaklava at the end of the Crimean war. Soldiers and civilians jostle together, some on horseback, civilians in typical russian dress, caps and belted long coats

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Party of Cossacks entering Kadikol, Crimean War, 1856

Party of Cossacks entering Kadikol, Crimean War, 1856
Engraving of a small group of Russian troops on horseback, leaving the Crimea at the cessation of the Crimean War, 1856. Despite defeat by the allied forces of the Turks

Background imageHorse Back Collection: British cavalrymen on horseback

British cavalrymen on horseback
A photograph of Dragoon guards of the Queens Bays mounted during an exercise. The colour image was published by the Illustrated London News to show their readers how the British khaki uniforms

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Dancing Horse

Dancing Horse
A Minuet Dancer !!

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Riders in Yellowstone Park, 1888

Riders in Yellowstone Park, 1888
Engraving showing a pair of cowboys on horseback, riding through a burnt forest, Yellowstone Park, USA, 1888. In March 1872 President Grant made Yellowstone a National Park

Background imageHorse Back Collection: The Earl of Albemarle, 1900

The Earl of Albemarle, 1900
Photograph of the Earl of Albemarle on horseback, in his uniform as Commander of the City Imperial Volunteers Infantry

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Franco-Prussian War. The First German in Paris

Franco-Prussian War. The First German in Paris
On January 28th 1871 Paris capitulatd to the Prussians. The Government of National Defence, under Trochu and Gambetta, signs a 3 week armistice with Bismarck to negotiate peace

Background imageHorse Back Collection: Skirmish between native American Indian braves and white Ame

Skirmish between native American Indian braves and white Ame
Engraving showing some native American Indians on horseback being shot at by white American gunmen, on a prairie, 1874



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