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24,211 works

Engraving of nude Andromeda chained to rock as a winged rider approaches and a sea monster rises from waves.

Andromeda

Jan Saenredam, 1601 (printed 1650s)

Lithograph of a mounted soldier in a fur shako riding a galloping horse past a tree and a small wooden bridge.

Artilleryman on Horseback

Carle Vernet, 1817

Lithograph of two men in an artist's studio, one with a walking stick, beside an open door and plaster busts.

The Men from Rheims

Louis Hersent, 1819

Lithograph of a fur-clad mounted archer aiming a bow at a fleeing deer, with a palm tree and another rider behind.

Kalmouk Archers Hunting Deer

Carle Vernet, c. 1820

Black and white lithograph of a fountain with arches in a Rome garden, surrounded by pines and walking figures.

Fountain in the Garden of the Villa Borghese, Rome

Jean-Baptiste Isabey, 1822

Lithograph of a mounted huntsman in a tricorn hat sounding a horn, with a horse and two hounds beside a tree.

Mounted Huntsman Sounding a Horn

Carle Vernet, c. 1818

Lithograph of a soldier sleeping under a tree beside a saddled horse and a dog, with a flag at right.

Warrior Sleeping

Carle Vernet, c. 1817

Lithograph of a winged genius and a woman reading a text sheet beside printing tools and books, with an inscription honoring

The Genius of Lithography, from Alois Senefelder’s L’Art de la lithographie

Nicolas-Henri Jacob, 1819

Pen-and-ink print of mounted soldiers and horses before a walled town with towers, a rifleman under a bare tree at left.

The Siege

Carle Vernet, November 1817

Lithograph of two mounted soldiers leading horses across a field, with a wagon and distant troops in the background.

Mounted Artilleryman with Three Horses Bridled at Once

Carle Vernet, 1817

Lithograph of the Château de Chambord across a lawn, with a large tree in the foreground and elegantly dressed figures stroll

Château de Chambord

Eugène Lami, 1820-35

Lithograph of soldiers in plumed helmets leading harnessed horses pulling a wooden cart along a tree-lined road.

Harnessed Artillery

Carle Vernet, 1817

Lithograph of a woman in a flowing dress standing in a small boat tossed by stormy waves beneath a dark sky.

Perilous Journey

Langlumé, n.d.

Lithograph of a street procession with a decorated ox carrying a child, surrounded by a crowd of onlookers and figures in cos

Untitled - Nicolas-Michel Paradis

Nicolas-Michel Paradis, n.d.

Pink subscription page with French calligraphic title announcing a collection of horses and riders by Carle Vernet.

Subscription Page, from Horses of Many Countries, second volume

Carle Vernet, c. 1818

Lithograph of a draped body on a bed with mourners in uniform, a seated man, a bust, and a woman in a doorway.

Death

Langlumé, n.d.

Monochrome print of a mounted Royal Guard grenadier in bearskin cap holding a sabre on a grey horse.

Royal Guard, Norman Mounted Grenadier and Horse, No. 1

Carle Vernet, c. 1818

Lithograph of a hilltop town above wooded hills, with travelers on a path in the foreground and distant mountains.

View Taken in the Region of Subiaco, from Views of Italy

Constant Bourgeois, 1818

Detail of Horse's Head, Enlarged to Triple Size, Norman Royal Guard, No. 1

Carle Vernet, c. 1818

Lithograph of a Gothic tomb with carved reliefs and pinnacles, set in a forest clearing with trees on the right.

Tomb of Dagobert

Jean Lubin Vauzelle, 1800/50

Royal Guard, Norman Mounted Soldier and Horse, No. 2

Carle Vernet, c. 1818

Lithograph of an officer by a cannon with soldiers advancing on the right and fallen men scattered across a battlefield.

Historic Fact

Pierre Roch Vigneron, n.d.

Lithograph bust portrait of a young girl with ringlet curls and a ruffled white dress, looking forward with a slight smile.

Portrait of a Child

Comte de Charles Philibert Lasteyrie du Saillant, c. 1816

Detail of Horse's Head, Enlarged to Triple Size, Norman Royal Guard, No. 2

Carle Vernet, c. 1818

Hand-colored print of an elderly woman seated by a fireplace beside a spinning wheel, with a couple embracing outside through

Le Feu de Motte

Royal Guard, Norman Cavalier, not in Full Dress, and Horse, No. 3

Carle Vernet, c. 1818

Sepia lithograph of a duke and a seated woman in a Gothic hall, with armored knights behind a curtain and a banquet table.

Herzog Ludwig I and Ludmilla

Johann Michael Mettenleiter, n.d.

Detail of Horse's Head, Enlarged to Triple Size, Norman Royal Guard, No. 3

Carle Vernet, c. 1818

Lithograph of warriors on horseback meeting beneath a large tree, one rider seen from behind with spear and shield.

Arioviste Unterredung mit Caezar

Johann Michael Mettenleiter, 1808

Lithograph of a mounted Royal Guard chasseur in fur shako riding a horse with a town skyline behind.

Royal Guard, Norman Mounted Light Infantryman and Horse, No. 4

Carle Vernet, c. 1818