Riding Crop Collection (page 3)

Mr Charles Davis - Huntsman of the Royal Buckhounds, c1860s, (c1879). Creator: Francis Grant
Mr Charles Davis - Huntsman of the Royal Buckhounds, c1860s, (c1879). Charles Davis (1788-1866) succeeded George Sharpe as Huntsman of the Royal or Kings Hunt

Jem. Morgan - Huntsman of the Berkeley Hunt, c1879. Creator: Unknown
Jem. Morgan - Huntsman of the Berkeley Hunt, c1879. From " The Book of the Horse", by S. Sidney. [Cassell & Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York, Melbourne]

A Ladies Horse - The Property of the Late Earl of Pembroke, c1840s, (c1879). Creator
A Ladies Horse - The Property of the Late Earl of Pembroke, c1840s, (c1879). From " The Book of the Horse", by S. Sidney. [Cassell & Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York, Melbourne]

Australian Light Horse, 1936. Creator: Unknown
Australian Light Horse, 1936. From " Military Uniforms of the British Empire Overseas". [John Player & Sons, 1936]

British Guiana Militia, 1936. Creator: Unknown
British Guiana Militia, 1936. From " Military Uniforms of the British Empire Overseas". [John Player & Sons, 1936]

Royal Australian Artillery, 1936. Creator: Unknown
Royal Australian Artillery, 1936. From " Military Uniforms of the British Empire Overseas". [John Player & Sons, 1936]

Portrait of Olga Mikhailovna Nesterova-Shretera, the Artists Daughter, c1906, (1965). Olga Mikhailovna, (born 1886), was the daughter of the Russian painter Mikhail Nesterov

Theatre Des Varietes. La Chauve-Souris - Le Prince Orlofsky. - Mlle. Eve Lavalliere, 1904. Eve Lavalliere, (1866-1929) as Prince Orlofsky in La Chauve-Souris or Die Fledermaus a Vienese operetta by

Vertical bands or borders in dark colours on gold ground, pub
Vertical bands or borders in dark colours on gold ground, Pl. XXX from The Practical Decorator and Ornamentalist, published 1892 (colour lithograph)

Morning walking and riding dresses, c1810. Artist: W Read
Morning walking and riding dresses, c1810. Both men are wearing frock coats and cravats. The man on the right is carrying a riding crop

The Farmer, from Four and Twenty Toilers, pub. 1900 (colour lithograph). accompanies verse by E.V. Lucas (Edward Verrall Lucas) (1868 – 1938);

The Illustrated Sporting News, Christmas Number, 1900 (colour lithograph)

Preliminary sketch for The Wife of Bath, c1917. Artist: Hugh Thomson
Preliminary sketch for The Wife of Bath, c1917. An illustration from Geoffrey Chaucers the Wife of Baths Tale from Canterbury Tales

The Jockey, c1911. Artist: William Newenham Montague Orpen
The Jockey, c1911. From The Studio Volume 52. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1911]

Mr. Sponge arrives at Sir Arry s, 1865. Artists: John Leech, Hablot Knight Browne
Mr. Sponge arrives at Sir Arry s, 1865. From Mr. Facey Romfords Hounds, written by Robert Smith Surtees, illustrated by John Leech and H.K. Phiz Browne. [Bradbury, Evans & Co. London, 1865]

Matilda Beating Mameluke, St. Leger, 1827, 1827. Artist: Benjamin Herring
Matilda Beating Mameluke, St. Leger, 1827, 1827. From The Connoisseur Volume LXXXIV, edited by C. Reginald Grundy. [The Connoisseur Ltd, London, 1929]

Lord Ribblesdale, 1902, (1911). Artist: John Singer Sargent
Lord Ribblesdale, 1902. Painting held in The National Gallery London. From A History of Painting Volume VIII by Haldane MacFall [T. C. and E. C. Jack, Lodon & Edinburgh, 1911.]

Edouard Manet. From the portrait by Fantin-Latour, 1901. Artist: Henri Fantin-Latour
Edouard Manet. From the portrait by Fantin-Latour, 1901. From The Studio Volume 21 [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1900-1.]

Sir Robert Walpole wth Hounds, c18th century. Artist: John Wooton
Sir Robert Walpole wth Hounds, c18th century. From Connoisseur Extra No. 5 - Old Sporting Prints by Ralph Nevill. [The Connoisseur Magazine, London, 1908]

Mrs Noah Smith and Her Children, 1798. Artist: Ralph Earl
Mrs Noah Smith and Her Children, 1798. Found in the collection of the The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Next Novelty, 1858. Another on Punchs regular prods at the world of womens fashion. At the time when the crinoline was the height of fashion

soldier long coat holding riding crop Hedblom
soldier in long coat, holding a riding crop; Hedblom (American, active 1900s); about 1910; Bromide print

EARL H. SANDE (1898-1968). American jockey and horse trainer. Photographed by Bachrach, 1926

A Lady in Masquerade Costume, c. 1679
BAL72306 A Lady in Masquerade Costume, c.1679 by Wright, John Michael (1617-94); 212.1x148. cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

REVOLUTIONARY WAR: CARTOON. The Horse America Throwing his Master. English cartoon, 1779, predicting the outcome of the American Revolutionary War

McCORMICKs REAPER, 1834. Cyrus McCormicks first reaping machine, pateneted in 1834. Wood engraving, American, 19th century

Black and white illustration of riding habit and whip, stirrup torch and fluorescent belt

CHEYENNE CLUB: RIDERS. Members of the Cheyenne Club in Cheyenne, Wyoming, wearing jockey outfits, believed to be gunmen who participated in the Johnson County War of 1892

NAPOLEON: RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN. French soldier gathering provisions. Drawing, 5 August 1812, by Christian Wilhelm von Faber du Faur, a lieutenant in the Wurttemberg Army

HENRY JOHN TEMPLE (1784-1865). 3rd Viscount Palmerston. British statesman and Prime Minister. Lithograph by John Doyle, 1841

SURVEYING, 1598. A surveyor and his assistant take comfortable sightings on the countryside as a dial records distances by counting the revolutions of their carriage wheels. Woodcut, German, 1598

CIRCUS POSTER, 1874. Calliope! The wonderful Operonicon or Steam Car of the Muses... Chromolithograph, American, 1874

JOHN RANDOLPH (1773-1833). American politician. Lithograph, 1844, by E. B. & E. C
JOHN RANDOLPH (1773-1833). American politician. Lithograph, 1844, by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg

BALaM AND ASS. Balaams ass perceives the angel of the Lord, unseen to Balaam (Numbers: 22-24). Woodcut from the Cologne Bible, 1478-80

NAST: FISHERIES, 1878. The Fisheries Controversy. American cartoon by Thomas Nast, 1878, on the U.S. governments compliance with the previous years ruling by the Halifax Commission that it pay

IRVING: SLEEPY HOLLOW. Ichabod Crane in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Pen and ink drawing by Arthur Rackham from a 1928 edition of Washington Irvings tale

MINING CAMP: LOGS, 1880. Oxen hauling logs for building huts at a mining camp in Colorado. Wood engraving, English, 1880

MINING: MULE TRAIN, 1880. A mule train provisioning a miners camp in Colorado. Wood engraving, English, 1880

GERMAN FASHION, 1921. The elegant woman, for dressing and undressing. Illustration, 1921, by Karl Arnold for the German journal, Der Simplicissimus

ADVERTISING: WAGON, 1880. The Dumb-Bell Wagon. A wagon, adorned with a papier-mache cat, promoting the sale of dumbbells and Indian clubs on Broadway in New York City

Tunbridge Wells and South Eastern Counties Show Miss J Cekiehance with Ectasy 18th July 1933

Woolwich Tattoo. T. Philips who performs stunts on horseback. 1934

Pen drawing by Jean Louis Forain (1852-1931)
JEAN LOUIS FORAIN DRAWING. Pen drawing by Jean Louis Forain (1852-1931)

American frontiersman and soldier. After making a relief expedition to the besieged Fort Henry
SAMUEL McCOLLOCH (1752-1782). American frontiersman and soldier. After making a relief expedition to the besieged Fort Henry, Virginia (present-day Wheeling, West Virginia)

A wagon carrying logs for the soldiers huts passing a sentry on duty at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
VALLEY FORGE: WINTER, 1777. A wagon carrying logs for the soldiers huts passing a sentry on duty at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, during the winter of 1777-78. Wood engraving, American, 1877

Lord Zetlands Vedette, the winner of the two thousand guineas stakes at Newmarket. Wood engraving, English, 1857
RACE HORSE, 1857. Lord Zetlands " Vedette, " the winner of the two thousand guineas stakes at Newmarket. Wood engraving, English, 1857

The deciding heat for the Cesarewitch Stakes, 1857. Wood engraving, English
HORSE RACING, 1857. The deciding heat for the Cesarewitch Stakes, 1857. Wood engraving, English

The Derby, 1867. Dizzy Wins With Reform Bill. A cartoon by Sir John Tenniel, 1867
GLADSTONE & DISRAELI, 1867. The Derby, 1867. Dizzy Wins With Reform Bill. A cartoon by Sir John Tenniel, 1867, from Punch showing Benjamin Disraeli finishing just ahead of William Gladstone in

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"Capturing the Essence of London: A Journey Through Time with the Riding Crop" Step into the enchanting world of early 20th century London, where fog blankets the cobbled streets and whispers secrets of a bygone era. Alvin Langdon Coburn's mesmerizing photograph, taken in 1905 on Portland Place, transports us to a winter morning shrouded in mist. Amidst this ethereal backdrop, a hansom cab emerges, its silhouette cutting through the dense fog like a ghostly apparition. Fast forward to the roaring 1920s when circus posters adorned every corner of America. The vibrant colors and bold typography beckon us to witness thrilling spectacles under the big top. Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus takes center stage, captivating audiences with death-defying acts that leave them breathless. In 1934, British jockeys don their riding crops as they prepare for yet another exhilarating race. Their determination is palpable as they strive for victory astride magnificent steeds that embody grace and power. Travel back even further to 1779 when an English satirical cartoon humorously predicts the outcome of the American Revolutionary War. "The horse America throwing his master" serves as a reminder that history often unfolds in unexpected ways. Meanwhile, Victor Venner's artwork titled "His Girl, The Huntsmans Meet" captures an intimate moment between man and horse during a traditional hunt. The bond between rider and mount is unbreakable as they navigate treacherous terrain together. The Earl of Zetland stands tall in Vincent Brooks Day & Son's portrait from 1879 – an embodiment of aristocratic elegance intertwined with equestrian prowess. His regal presence commands attention while showcasing both style and skill. Jumping ahead to World War II-era cinema brings us face-to-face with General George S. Patton portrayed by George C. Scott in Franklin J. Schaffner's film "Patton" (1970).