Showing posts with label English saddle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label English saddle. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

J.G. Pforr - horse bolting? or attacking?

 Salvete Omnes,


a quick entry from the equestrian portfolio of Herr Pforr

splendid stallion 


one of the surviving Johann G. Phorr's paintings * shows a stable scene - 



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hay rack with draft horses? 


a horse collar and water buckets

English saddles?

finally, Hungarian Hussar-style riding pants on this groom



*oil on oakwood panel 

valete

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Benjamin Marshall & blood horses

Salvete Omnes,

it is the beginning of our new month of August, sort of a dead center of the summer season in the Northern Hemisphere.
I have been looking at the British painters of the past, since I always seek the equestrian art and artists, looking at their ways of showing horses and their world.

One of these old artists to definitely look at is Benjamin Marshall (1768-1835) - there is a gallery in the Wiki Commons, so no trouble to seek out this master of equestrian art - who came after the great Subbs. so I am adding here several of his horse painting and prints, just to kick off the new month, and to enjoy some great equestrian art -













valete


ps
since I like to read historical fiction I have just discovered this writer  - Zoe Saaida - she writes about the pre-Columbian America, and is an author of historical fiction et al., soI am eager to read her books, as the articles on her website are encouraging and the Goodreads website contains many good reviews.
enjoy your summer...

Thursday, April 16, 2020

English horses by Thomas Spencer

Salvete Omnes,
short entry:
two fabulous horses painted by the equestrian painter from Great Britain - Thomas Spencer - 1700-1753, who was the 'pre-George Stubbs' epoch painter.
A Grey Hunter held by a Groom, 1751
 
Scipio, a spotted Hunter, property of Colonel Roche , 1750


 some interesting

detail from Scipio

And from the Sportsman's Dictionary (London AD 1744) comes a page with various saddles and seats described


Valete