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Cats in a dog cart - Louis WainExpect Us. A group of cats go for a spin in a cart pulled by two slightly disgruntled dogs! A fun postcard design by Louis Wain, the master of the anthromophisation of cats. Date: 1905
Setting off on a Fox Hunt - leaving the ChateauA group of Upper Class French Gentlemen and lady set off on a Fox Hunt - leaving the Chateau along with attendant handlers, Master of the hounds, horn bearers
Shire horse drawn drayShire horse drawn brewery dray passes through a village, delivering beer to The Lamb and Flag pub. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Railway Sleeper - Melton Mowbray StationThe Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Hunstman taking a nap with his foxhound at Melton Mowbray Station! Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Silhouette of fox hunting sceneSilhouette of a fox hunting scene with two horse riders in red jackets leaping a fence
Horse-Drawn Bus LondonA Horse-drawn bus operating the Waterloo Station to Somerset house route
Chaucer, Wife of BathThe Wife of Bath on her pilgrimage
Barnum & Bailey PosterPoster for Barnum and Baileys Circus
Fox hunter is thrown and falls on his headA fox hunter is thrown when his horse refuses a fence, and he lands on his head in the next field
Britannia and Eve magazine, November 1939Front cover illustration featuring a 1930s lady decked out in the finest equestrian attire, complete with top hat, tails and whip
Mrs Sullivan of Covent Garden MarketMrs Sullivan, or Auntie of the Garden, a famous character in Covent Garden Market who earned her living from looking after the carters whips
Mr Percy Holden Illingworth, MP, and Lord MurrayMr Percy Holden Illingworth, the chief whip for the Liberal Party pictured with Lord Murray whose purchase of the American Marconi shares had been leaked, causing much scandal at the time
Shavington Day / HuntingSHAVINGTON DAY A trial between rival packs and horsemen. Participating is the eccentric Shropshire Squire of Halston John Mytton (1796-1834)
Hotspur and his WifeAct II Scene 3 Hotspur and his wife (Lady Percy)
Princess Elizabeth riding as Colonel of the Grenadier GuardsPrincess Elizabeth (1926-2022) (later Queen Elizabeth II) riding in the uniform of Colonel of the Grenadier Guards - pictured outside Buckingham Palace. Preparing to hold the reins of power
Sir William Hart Dyke MP, Vanity Fair, ApeSIR WILLIAM HART DYKE MP, 7th Baronet (1837-1931) English Conservative politician and Conservative whip from 1868 to 1874. Caption: A whipper Date: 1837-1931
Nursery Rhyme - Ride a Cock-HorseNursery Rhyme -- Ride a Cock-Horse to Banbury Cross. Showing a cute little boy on a hobby horse. Date: circa 1920s
Cowboy on a Bucking Bronco Date: 1906
Profile portrait of a racehorse in full flight, along with inset illustrations of a jockeys cap and crop. Date: circa 1910s
Whip and Whipping Post at Wandsworth PrisonWhip and Whipping Post at Surrey Prison and House of Correction, Wandsworth Date: 1862
Board of Trade Rocket Apparatus for Saving Lives from ShipwrEngraving showing Board of Trade equipment for use to help shipwrecked sailors, 1886
Mail coach on the High Street at Stony StratfordA packed vintage four-horse mail coach on the High Street at Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire
Racial Type / BuchananJames Buchanan wears checked jodhpurs, gaiters & boots, a red waistcoat, a wing collar & tie, a tweed jacket with rounded front borders & a low crowned top hat
Thomas Merthyr Guest, Vanity Fair, CGTHOMAS MERTHYR GUEST (1838-1904) Wealthy landowner, shown on horseback in red hunting jacket, smoking a pipe. Caption: Blackmore Vale Date: 1838 - 1904
Corporal of 16th The Queens LancersCorporal of The 16th The Queens Lancers - the medals worn are the India Medal (2 bars)and the Distunguished Conduct Medal
Chinese Emperor Wu Wang in horse-drawn carriageChinese Emperor Wu Wang (Zhou Dynasty) in his eight-horse carriage
Book cover, Londres et Les Anglais (London and the English), by Dumont and Suger. 1908
Riding habitWoman wearing a traditional Victorian riding habit. circa 1840s
Brochure cover, W Barratt & Co Ltd, NorthamptonBrochure cover design, W Barratt & Co Ltd, Northampton, advertising Footshape boots by post. Depicting an 18th century scene with a coach and horses and a road sign: Boots by Post in 1780
Horse drawn bus, Walton-on-the-Naze, EssexSudbury Mills, a well-known local whip, reins up his horses for this photo, taken before setting out on a pleasure trip from Walton-on-the-Naze to Clacton-on-Sea and back
African Elephant and Zoo Keeper at the London Zoological Gardens in Regents Park
Lady Randolph ChurchillJENNIE JEROME, (1854 - 1921) Lady Randolph Churchill, mother of Winston Churchill and wife of the Tory politician Randolph Churchill
Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, TrumpetBlowing his own trumpet. Illustration from a series of shadow portraits of fictional characters by Charles H Bennett entitled Shadow and Substance, 1860
Man riding out of town on a Bank HolidayA man rides his skinny white horse out of a smoky town on a Bank Holiday
Foxhunting lady in studio photo, Mid WalesA foxhunting lady poses in full hunting gear in the photographers studio, Mid Wales. She sits sidesaddle on a table, rather than on her horse
Gents Private CarriageThe comfort of being driven like a gentleman
Ridinger Haute Ecole 14Haute Ecole : Trotting the horse in a circle by means of a cord attached to the bridle
Sherlock Holmes - The Adventure of The Speckled Band. "He made neither sound nor motion." Date: 1892
Sherlock Holmes - The Adventure of The Speckled Band. "We got off, paid our fare." Date: 1892
Black BeautyIllustration by Edmund Blampied in Black Beauty by Anna Sewell. Go on Beauty, said my master, giving me a touch with the whip. Date: 1922
The New Drill - Smart performer with a Diabolo - In the USA the fad for the toy ran from circa 1905 to 1910 (caricatures of public figures with the toy made it to newspapers)
Portrait of a Boy in the 17th-century Style, byLeonardo Alenza y Nieto (1807-1845). Spanish painter. Portrait of a Boy in the 17th-century Style, ca. 1840. Oil on canvas, 110, 4 x 72, 8 cm. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain
Milan I (1854-1901). Prince of Serbia, as Milan IV (1868-1882). King of Serbia as Milan I (1882-1889). Entry of Prince Milan IV in Belgrade. Engraving. La Guerra de Oriente (The Russo-Turkish War)
Costume of a German waggoner, 16th century. He wears a fur cap with plume, jacket of coarse cloth or organsin, leather vest or burichetto, large leather bag, culottes and high boots
Saint Ursula, martyred in the 4th centurySaint Ursula, Sainte-Ursule, martyred in the 4th century. Roman-British Christian saint who was beheaded along with thousands of other virgin martyrs in Cologne, 383
A hunter whips a foxhound Ringwood for barking and yelping during the hunt. The hound and hunstman. Illustration of a fable by English poet John Gay
King Henry II's penance at Canterbury Cathedral, 1174King Henry II's public penance at Canterbury Cathedral, 1174. The king has his bare back scourged by monks with cat o'nine tails in front of Thomas Becket's tomb
Spahi or cavalry man of the Ottoman EmpireSpahi or cavalry man from the Asiatic provinces of the Ottoman Empire. His uniform comprises tall turban, jacket, shirt, girdle, loose pants, red boots, armed with musket, dagger, pistol and whip
Two Janissaries in ceremonial dressTwo Janissaries or Ottoman infantry in ceremonial dress. One wears a felt hat with a long square tail, cloak and tunic with two daggers in his gold girdle
Costume of a Tartar or Tatar man. He wears a cap, cloak, jacket, loose pants and red boots. In his girdle are pistols, whip and scimitar
Egyptian sphynx, scarab beetle, Horus, etcEgyptian sphynx from the obelisk of the sun, Campus Martius, serpent with tail in its mouth, scarab bettle, head of Sphynx, Horus with whip emerging from a lotus. Vignette of Egyptian Symbols
Cupid, with whip and bridle, mounted on a lionCupid, Roman god of love, with whip and bridle, mounted on a lion. The lion holds a goat's head between his paws. Cupid curbing a Lion. From a sardonyx in the Cabinet of Strozzi
The skeleton of Death and the Phaeton. Death kneels behind a two-horse gig loosening one wheel from the axle. A man cracks a whip in the driver's seat and a woman holds a parasol
Title page from Volume 2 of Death's DoingsTitle page with calligraphy and vignette of the skeleton of Death with rope and whip looking at a man hanging from a gibbet, the Last of the Graceless
Dustman with dust cart in front of New Church Strand, London, 18Dustman with dust cart in front of New Church Strand. In hat, jacket, waistcoat, breeches and boots, holding a bell and whip. Wagon loaded with broken ladder, basket, and other rubbish
The Hound and the Huntsman. A huntsman with horn, dismounts his horse and thrashes a young fox hound Ringwood for barking
Roman juggler or entertainer with performing bearMarcello, Roman juggler or entertainer with performing bear. In heliotrope. The trainer entices the bear to dance with whip and meat. Giocore Givocolatore Parte Avversa in elitropia
Venus riding Capricorn in the oceanLove goddess Venus of the Sea in lapis lazuli. She holds a sprig of myrtle and rides a sea goat representing Capricorn. Cupid follows with a whip keeping them on course. Dolphins in the oval frame
A fox driving a chariot drawn by two roosters. The birds signify cunning and vigilance. In red jasper. Carro della Volpe, in diaspro rosso
Roman charioteer driving a biga to victoryAurigator or Roman charioteer driving a biga, a two-horse chariot. He wears a pileus felt hat and holds a whip. The palm signifies victory in a race. In carnelian. Avricatore. In corgnola
United States. Emigrants on carts heading out WestEmigrants on carts heading out West. Engraving by Vernier. Panorama Universal. History of the United States of America, from 1st edition of Jean B.G
United States. Emigrants on carts heading out West - VernierEmigrants on carts heading out West. Engraving by Vernier. Panorama Universal. History of the United States of America, from 1st edition of Jean B.G
Siberian horse with winter coat - Lemaitre, Vernier, MonninSiberian horse with winter coat. Engraving by Lemaitre, Vernier and Monnin. History of Russia by Jean Marie Chopin (1796-1870). Panorama Universal, Spanish edition, 1839
In with the horse-herd Date: 1887
Regency physician riding a horse wearing a chin pieceRegency physician riding a horse wearing a protective wooden chin piece. A bewildered family of farm labourers watch him go. Dr. Cassock F.R.S. Inventor of the Noble Puzzle for Tumble Down Horses
Lady in two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage. circa 1890
Master of the Tiverton Stag Hounds. Date: 1961
Harold Davidson, former rector of Stiffkey, NorfolkHarold Davidson (1875-1937), defrocked former rector of Stiffkey, Norfolk, seen here lion taming at Skegness in July 1937. Unfortunately, this kind of activity led to his being attacked and killed
Cats riding in an open carriage on a postcardCats riding in an open carriage, drawn by cats, on a postcard. Date: circa 1890s
Muriel Dawson Sketchbook Sketch Book Toy Toysmuriel, dawson, sketchbook, sketch, book, toy, toys, horse, horses, wheels, riding, play, playing, hobbyhorse, hobby, mothers, child, children, toddler, toddlers, whip, 1921, 1920s, history
The Dogs Dinner Party Date: early 19th century
Kraft Cheese Advertisement IllustrationAn advertisement illustration for Kraft Cheese Co. Ltd, showing a lady taking a spoonful of miracle whip salad dressing, for her plate of lettuce, tomatoes and salami. Date: circa 1939
The New Pet, terrier puppy with whip, by Ruth Cobb Date: 1937
Turkey. Constantinople. The Sehzade MosqueOttoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Exterior view of the Sehzade Mosque, 16th century. Ottoman era mosque located in the Fatih district
The Hobby HorseAn oil painting of a young girl enjoying a day out in the countryside by the sea, with a large decorative hobby horse, wielding a whip. Date: circa 1915
Arthur Roberts, actor, in the title role, as Gentleman JoeArthur Roberts, actor, theatrical portrait in the title role, as Gentleman Joe, the Hansom Cabbie, in cab driver's uniform with whip. With quotation from the script, Can you spare it?'
Scene on the beach at Scarborough, North Yorkshire Date: 1812
Turkey. Constantinople. The Sehzade Mosque. EngravingOttoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Exterior view of the Sehzade Mosque, 16th century. Ottoman era mosque located in the Fatih district
Four-in-Hand, 1881, by Jozef Chelmonski (1849-1914). DetailJozef Chelmonski (1849-1914). Polish painter. Four-in-Hand, 1881. Detail. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow. Poland. Date: 2018
A two horse carriage with hatted ladies on excursionThe coach and horses are outside the London South Western Railway offices in Lynton. A poster on the wall offers excursions by Sam Colwill
Smartly dressed Edwardian lady cab driver with whipThis is a set of four picture postcards showing the lady driver on top of the cab and her then falling into the cab and into the arms of a top-hatted elegant gentleman passenger. Date: 1900
Early American stage coach Date: 1901
Advert, H. H. Babcock Carriage Company, New YorkH.H. Babcock Carriage Company, New York Date: 1901
Dog grooming, English Foxhounds at the Hunt KennelsDog Grooming, English Foxhounds at the Hunt Kennels by George Wright. Date: 1907