Riding Collection (page 54)

A Riding Lesson at Sangers Circus, 1884
Engraving showing a riding lesson taking place in the ring of Sangers Circus, February 1884. A would-be rider can be seen being hoisted onto a running horse, via a rotating winch

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

Myers Great Hippodrome Circus, 1879
Illustration showing a number of scenes from Myers Great Hippodrome circus of 1879. The main image (at bottom) shows the Grand Parade of All Nations

A Serbian Dragoon regiment in the Battle of Borenitza
A Serbian Dragoon regiment, part of the Allied army based in the Greek port of Salonika, are pictured riding to repel an attack by the Bulgarian army, October 1916

Louis XI Soaked
Early one morning Louis XI is riding to mass through the streets of Paris when a student empties a basin from the window onto the kings head. The king forgives him. Date: circa 1470

Dancing Horse
A Minuet Dancer !!

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

Bucking broncho Competition in Wyoming, 1908
Photograph showing a bucking bronco (or buck-jumping) competition, taking place in Wyoming, 1908. A number of cowboys are seen riding the wild broncho horses; whoever stayed on his mount the longest

A Double-Seated Tricycle, 1885
Illustration of a couple riding a double-seated tricycle along a country lane. The original caption read: A Sociable Ride

Emin Pasha and Mr. Jephson entering Dufile, 1888
Engraving showing the Emin Pasha and Mr. Jephson riding into Dufile, on the banks of the River Nile, c.1888. Emin Pasha (1840-1892)

Penny Farthing Bicycle under full sail, 1890
Engraving showing a cyclist riding a Penny Farthing bicycle using an umbrella to sail along on a windy day at the British seaside

Sir John Hotham Riding 1
SIR JOHN HOTHAM Parliamentary soldier during the Civil War

Surfing, Hawaii
riding the waves at Hawaii

James II as a Youth
JAMES II - as a youth, riding

Dr Syntax on Horse 1820
Rear view of Doctor Syntax on his horse, as he sets out in search of a wife

Riding Hood & Wolf / Dore
She meets the wolf in the wood

Elizabeth / Austria / Punch
ELIZABETH, EMPRESS OF AUSTRIA Wife of her own cousin, Franz Josef I of Austria, seen here on horseback during a visit to England

Buckingham / Wil Passaeus
George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham Statesman

Jcp Bonaparte / Horseback
JOSEPH-CHARLES-PAUL BONAPARTE Called Prince Napoleon, and nicknamed Plon-Plon, second son of Jerome

Bicycle Race at Lillie-Bridge, London, 1875
Engraving showing a race between G.P. Whiting (left) and G.N. Keith-Falconer, the best two amateur bicycle riders of the day, over a course of 25 miles at the Lillie-Bridge grounds, London

Riders in Hyde Park
Gentleman riders in Rotten Row, Hyde Park, stop for a chat, while a couple ride past - the lady, of course, riding side-saddle

HORSE BEESWING
The champion racehorse Beeswing (1833 - 1854) whose most notable victory was the Ascot Gold Cup in 1842

Bridlington - 1921
High Street Bridlington East Riding of Yorkshire

The Sun in 1585
SOL drives his chariot over the Earth, where kings are being crowned, holding court, riding in procession, receiving homage and punishing offenders

Fable / Lion & Gnat
THE LION AND THE GNAT Human version of animal fable: a prince who despised a mere peasant is now at his mercy, pummelled by stones thrown from the mans sling

Fable / Horse & the Stag
THE HORSE AND THE STAG A horse, who finds a stag has intruded into his domain, seeks help from a man; the man obliges, and the horse then finds he has been enslaved

Syrians Riding
A Syrian couple with their horses : a camel is loaded with their luggage

Sir Robert Peel
SIR ROBERT PEEL English politician and Conservative prime minister, on horseback

5th Earl Fitzwilliam
WILLIAM THOMAS SPENCER WENTWORTH, fifth earl FITZWILLIAM Statesman, Lord-lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire

Young Cloudesley Shovel Swimming With Despatches
Engraving taken from the painting Young Cloudesley Shovel Swimming with Despatches through the Enemys Fire. In the background can be seen the stern of a 16th or 17th century warship

Social / Country Gentry
Country gentry with horse and car

A Surf-Boat, Sri Lanka, 1887
Engraving of a Sri Lankan (then Ceylon) surf-boat, under sail, riding the waves, from The Graphic, 1887. With an outrigger and fairly large sail, this vessel looks a stout craft

Members of Waddon Hunt
Members of the Waddon Chase Hunt, young and old, men and women

No Free Riding
Do not attempt free riding !

Carlton Club Banquet: Drinking Lord Beaconsfields health
The Carlton Club Banquet at the Riding-School, Knightsbridge, London showing a toast to Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), Lord Beaconsfield

Girl, Puppy, Rocking Horse
A little girl in riding gear on her toy horse: a puppy shares a bucket of bran with the horse!

Arab Riding Display
Arab riders display their horsemanship

Hottentot on Ox
Hottentot riding his ox

Catherine Ii / Cig Card
CATHERINE THE GREAT Empress of Russia (1762-96)

Java / Djakarta C1700
Djakarta (formerly Batavia): general view of land and sea, with someone riding on an elephant in the foreground

Phaetons Fatal Accident
He goes joy-riding in his father Phoebus (the Sun)s chariot, but can t handle it; he causes widespread damage before Zeus brings his trip to an end with a thunderbolt

Lao-Tse Wins Victory
Lao-tse riding on an Ox helps achive a victory over the Kang-san-kou-niang (the godesses of the latrine)

German Emperor Charles V
CARL V Holy Roman Emperor (1519-56) and King of Spain as Charles I (1516-56). The last Emperor crowned by a Pope (1530)

Hunstmens Breakfast
The Hunting Breakfast. Five chums eat and drink prior to riding out with the morning hunt. The walls of the room are decorated with scenes from the hunt & heads of the hunted

Epsom on Derby Day
A spectacular birds-eye view over the expanse of the Epsom race course during the running of The Derby. Horse Buses and carriages line the track as the crowd follows the racers

Horsemanship / Blome
Richard Blomes examples of Horsemanshipp

Horse Racing / Howitt
A delightful depiction of an early 19th century horse race, with spectators (also on horseback) following alongside behind the track rail

Land of Nod
The Land of Nod is one way to describe the dream world. Here the signpost points to a village of the same name in East Riding, Yorkshire. But is the man really asleep?

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