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Roundel: Putto on a Horse

Roundel: Putto on a Horse

Byzantine

Two Monkeys

Two Monkeys

Elamite

French Woman Horseback Riding (Furansu nyōjin), from the series People from the Five Countries (Gok'koku jimbutsu no uchi), published by Tsuchiya Yasubei

French Woman Horseback Riding (Furansu nyōjin), from the series People from the Five Countries (Gok'koku jimbutsu no uchi), published by Tsuchiya Yasubei, fl. 1836 - 1887

Utagawa Yoshitora 歌川芳虎

A rider sits atop a horse facing away

Mounted Jockey, 1834 - 1917

Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas

An earthenware figurine of a woman riding a horse. The woman wears her hair in a top bun and a pointed, wrapped jacket. The horse is facing the right of the viewer and its hooves are all on a small plinthe.

Equestrian Female, from the tomb sculpture set: Two Equestrian Figures, One Male with a Tall, Elaborately Embellished Hat, One Female with Hair in a Topknot, Both with Pointed Boots, and Hands Positioned to Hold the Reins of their Standing, Saddled Horses

Chinese

Page with painting of man on horseback holding mouth of red dragon

Gushtasp Slays a Dragon (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

Both sides of an irregularly shaped silver-gray coin with relief decoration on each side. 

Tetradrachm of Azes II, Scythia, r. 35 BCE - 5 CE

Azes II

Print of man in hat sitting atop a camel

Bonaparte, 1804 - 1860

Denis-Auguste-Marie Raffet

Figures stand around a chariot while an eclectic parade marches above.

Hydria (water jar): Warrior's Farewell

Greek

A sublime view of a small city with a tower on the horizon, sits below a dramatic cloudy sky.

View of Rhenen, 1596 - 1656

Jan van Goyen

Untitled (man with fake moustache and woman with large bow riding tandem bike at New Year's party with dancers watching)

Untitled (man with fake moustache and woman with large bow riding tandem bike at New Year's party with dancers watching), 20th century

Martin Schweig

Pictures of Otohime Riding Dragon and Pines at Sunset, from the series Ten Designs for the Honchō Circle (Honchōren jūban tsuzuki)

Pictures of Otohime Riding Dragon and Pines at Sunset, from the series Ten Designs for the Honchō Circle (Honchōren jūban tsuzuki), 1786? - 1868

Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭

The Prophet Muhammad's Ascent to Heaven (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Iskandarnama) by Nizami

The Prophet Muhammad's Ascent to Heaven (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Iskandarnama) by Nizami

Persian

This Image shows ten people riding right to left on a covered boat while six people stand close together on the shore.

Eight Men Ferrying a Statue of the Buddha (from Mogao Cave 323, Dunhuang, Gansu province)

Chinese

Print of bridge seen from a distance

Old Westminster Bridge, 1834 - 1903

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

A rectangular textile fragment depicting a person on a red horse facing right above a person on a green horse facing left, bordered by two vertical multicolored stripes.

Band with Two Figures on Horseback

Byzantine

Both sides of an irregularly shaped gold coin with relief decoration on each side. 

Aureus of Hadrian, Rome, r. 117-138 CE

Hadrian

Six-sided enameled box painted with scenes of figures and animals.

Salt Cellar with Allegorical Scenes

Unidentified Artist

Man handing cup to man on horseback outside building

The White Horse Tavern, 1791 - 1824

Théodore Géricault

A full body portrait of a man beside a brightly covered table.

Joseph-Antoine de Nogent, 1780 - 1867

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

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