Two Riders - R. Savery - National Galleries of Scotland

 Salvete Omnes,

a new month has started and the Dog Days of the Summer have started as well - so let us start .

National Galleries of Scotland graciously allow us to share their digitized art collections, and one of period gems is this drawing by Roelandt Savery. (crica 1605-10AD)

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Note that both riders are mounted on stallions and judging from their conformation these warhorses are of 'eastern', lighter, type. 

Are they the Old Polish kozaks cavalry ? Well, difficult to say - Savery had lived in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia ( Austrian Hapsburg Empire) at least since 1604AD. But also he traveled down south to Croatia (then part of the Hapsburg Kingdom of Hungary) and Croats, Serbs of Krajina and Hungarians (including various ethnic horsemen of that Kingdom) used costumes, armor, weapons and horse tack similar to their Polish counterparts, and the preference to ride stallions and geldings instead of mares. Savery was a master of portraying of these East-Central European warriors, so just let us enjoy the drawing.

enjoy

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David Klocker Ehrenstrahl - more horse and some royal riders

a golden horse of Karl XI

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a fine bay steed, king in a gilded cuirass

just for your viewing pleasure - some more horses from the brushes of David Klocker Ehrenstrahl, court painter at the Swedish royal court of the XVII century. 

splendid gray 

Karl XI in a buff coat 

bay Sultan

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a ruler of Holstein - Fredrich IV

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Kofun Period Armor - Japan armored horsemen

 Salvete Omnes,

continuing from the last post - Kofun Period in Japan

let us travel to old Japan - some 1700-1400 years ago of the Kofun period.

the very beginning of the Japanese civilization and the equestrian elements of their culture - horses, armor, and swords and warrior elite (early samurai)  under the celestial emperors.

 

Haniwa calry figure warriors in armor

what is a warrior without a warrior-bard with some music singing songs and poems about glory and prowess

all images are from Wiki Commons galleries

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