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Fair-skinned young woman (Venus) rides in a floral covered chariot with a cherub and two doves near the front.　

Venus and Cupid in a Chariot, founded 1710

Manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Four Chinese male figures in robes stand in golden clouds, moving towards the right, one riding a dragon.

Seven Chinese Immortals (right screen), 1752 - 1811

Goshun 呉春 (Matsumura Gekkei 松村月渓)

A portrait of a standing man.

Portrait of Count Rodolphe Apponyi, 1780 - 1867

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

An engraving depicts numerous animals dressed as and acting as humans. In the center of the image, several animals climb a ladder over a wall in front of a smoking building.

Animal Comedians

Unidentified Artist

Intaglio: Serpent-Headed god

Intaglio: Serpent-Headed god

Roman

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

Black-figure Kylix: Figure Running to Right

Black-figure Kylix: Figure Running to Right

Greek

Didrachm of Kamarina, signed by Euainetos

Didrachm of Kamarina, signed by Euainetos

Greek

Roundel: Putto on a Horse

Roundel: Putto on a Horse

Byzantine

Two Monkeys

Two Monkeys

Elamite

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

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

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

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

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