Horseback Collection

Two young riders, Cloutsham Farm, Exmoor, Devon
Two young riders at Cloutsham Farm, Exmoor, Devon, practising their horseback skills and watching the Devon and Somerset Hunt in the distance. Date: 1926

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

British trooper meets French woman on the road to Lille, WW1
A poignant scene captured by the Sphere magazines special artist

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

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

Huntsmen and foxhounds in a field. Date: 1960s

Winston Churchill riding, c. 1928
Winston Churchill at Duke of Westminsters boar hunt in France, circa 1928

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

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

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

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

Mohammad on Horseback Persian miniature
Ascension of prophet Muhammad with the archangel Gabriel. 16th c. Ascent of the Prophet Mohammad with Archangel Saint Gabriel. Persian art. Safavid period. Miniature Painting. UNITED KINGDOM

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

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

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

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

First meeting of Elizabeth Woodville and King Edward IV

Santa Claus riding a horse on a French Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1900s

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

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

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

Foxhunting scene in silhouette, with three riders and their horses and hounds chasing the scent. Date: 20th century

Abyssinian Warriors - Ethiopia Date: circa 1930s

Princess Mary, Riding
Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (1897-1965), daughter of King George V, attending a meet of the Bramham Moor Foxhounds at Tatefield Hall. Date: 1925

Battle of Edgehill, the rising of the people in defence of liberty. Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Duke of Cumberland, leading the Royalist cavalry. Date: 23 October 1642

The Gentleman Jockey, a play by Edward Marris. circa late 1900s

Duke of Wellington commemorative plate with surround featuring important events and battles. 19th century

French fashion plate, lady sidesaddle on horse
French fashion plate, lady sitting sidesaddle on a horse with a deerhound alongside. circa 1850s

Captain F. O. Grenfell V. C. of the 9th Lancers
Grenfell was 33 years old, and a Captain in the 9th (Queens Royal) Lancers

Thomas Merthyr Guest, Vanity Fair, CG
THOMAS MERTHYR GUEST (1838-1904) Wealthy landowner, shown on horseback in red hunting jacket, smoking a pipe. Caption: Blackmore Vale Date: 1838 - 1904

The Bishop of Durhams charge on the English side at the Battle of Falkirk, 22 July 1298, part of the First War of Scottish Independence. Anthony Bek was Bishop of Durham and Patriarch of Jerusalem

Mounted police, Wil, Switzerland
Mounted police patrol high street in Wil, Switzerland. Date: circa 1930s

Scrap, 10th Hussars, Cavalry Regiment
Victorian scrap, 10th Hussars, Cavalry Regiment serving in India. 1846

Young Henry VIII (1491 - 1547), wearing full armour on horseback. Date: circa 1530s

Tbilisi, Georgia - Husband on horseback with young fiancee
Tbilisi, Georgia - Husband (a Tscherkesse - Circassian Cavalryman) on horseback with young fiancee. Date: circa 1902

South Devon Foxhounds, Cockington, near Torquay
South Devon Foxhounds with huntsmen and horses at Cockington, near Torquay, Devon, getting ready to set off. Date: circa 1960s

Army uniform, 10th Hussars, man on horseback. circa early 19th century

Captain H H Berners, Irish Guards
Captain Hamilton Hugh Berners, Irish Guards, seen here on horseback at the Officer Training Corps, Mytchett, Surrey. Date: circa 1913

Kaiser Wilhelm monument, Dusseldorf, Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm monument and street scene, Dusseldorf, Germany

Information poster - British Military
3rd (Prince of Wales) Dragoon Guards. Chromolithograph information poster published by Gale and Polden Ltd, 1911. Date: 1911

Kakaraska held, scouts bringing back report under fire, WW1
The Surrey Yeomanry on the Struma Valley Front, Salonika 1917-1918. Kakaraska held, scouts bringing back report under fire, Spring 1918. By Frank Algernon Stewart (1877-1945). 1918

Observation - Picket watching Salmah from the Worm, WW1
The Surrey Yeomanry on the Struma Valley Front, Salonika 1917-1918. Observation - Picket watching Salmah from the Worm, North West corner of Gloucester Wood, Winter 1917-1918

Starting the days war - the Gudeli Track, WW1
The Surrey Yeomanry on the Struma Valley Front, Salonika 1917-1918. Starting the days war - the Gudeli Track. By Frank Algernon Stewart (1877-1945). 1917-1918

Three hunt members, horses and foxhounds, Somerset
Three hunt members, horses and foxhounds in a field at Lea Hill, near Porlock, Somerset. Date: circa 1960s

Philadelphia, USA - Benjamin Franklin Parkway Date: circa 1920s

Roman statues of Horatius Cocles, Scaevola and Cloelia
Statues of the Roman heroes Publius Horatius Cocles and Mucius Scaevola, and heroine Cloelia on horseback. Roman citizens admire the monuments on a street

Sir William Waller, English Parliamentarian soldier, c. 1597-166
Sir William Waller, English soldier, c. 1597-1668. Commander of Parliamentarian armies during the First English Civil War. On horseback in plate armour, sash, collar and boots with spurs

Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford, c. 1599-1673. English nobleman and military leader. Roundhead general defeated at the siege of Exeter. Vignette of Exeter Cathedral and the River Exe

William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, 1582-1662. English nobleman and politician, known for his involvement in overseas colonies

Maurice, Prince Palatine of the Rhine, 1621-1652. Fought in the English Civil War on the Royalist side. On horseback, in suit of plate armour with collar and sash

Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, 1591-1646
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, Parliamentary general, 1591-1646. On horseback with baton, in lace collar and sash, breastplate and plate armour, boots with spurs, armed with pistol

Prince Charles, later Charles II of England, on horseback
Prince Charles, by the grace of God, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, later King Charles II of England, 1630-1685. On horseback in suit of armour, plumed hat, boots, sash, with sword and baton

Charles, Prince of Wales, on horseback
Oval portrait of Charles, Prince of Wales, later King Charles I of England, 1600-1649. On horseback, in hat, ruff collar, embroidered doublet, breeches, boots, with baton. Carolus Princeps

Robert Greville, 2nd Baron Brooke, 1607-1643. Radical Puritan activist and leading member of the opposition to King Charles I of England. In armour on horseback with coat of arms

William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford, 1616-1700, Nobleman who fought on both Royalist and Parliament sides of the English Civil War

Sir William Balfour, Scottish professional soldier, c.1578-1660
Sir William Balfour of Pitcullo, c. 1578 - 1660

Crow people at Fort Clarke

Egyptian cavalry, 19th century
Egyptian cavalry. Three mounted soldiers in different uniforms. One in helmet and cuirass with drawn sword, one in turban with mace, and one in burnous and keffiyeh. Cavaliers Egyptiens

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