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Man and the Horse: An Illustrated History of Equestrian Apparel

Man and the Horse: An Illustrated History of Equestrian Apparel

Mackay-Smith, Alexander, Jean R. Druesedow, and Thomas Ryder

1984

128 pages

100 illustrations

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Table of contents

About the authors

Foreword
Philippe de Montebello

Introduction
Diana Vreeland

Man and the Horse: The Evolution of Riding and Its Influence on Equestrian Costume
Alexander Mackay-Smith

Aside and Astride: A History of Ladies' Riding Apparel
Jean R. Druesedow

Fashion on Wheels
Thomas Ryder

Glossary

Photo Credits

Met Art in Publication

Saint George, Russian Painter Russian, Tempera on wood — Saint George
Russian Painter

Tympanum with a Horse and Rider, Stone; carved, with traces of paint — Tympanum with a Horse and Rider
second half 14th century

Armor, Steel, gold, leather, copper alloy, textile, Italian, probably Milan — Armor
Italian, probably Milan
ca. 1575; breastplate, later; lancerest and gilt decoration, probably 18th–19th century

Battle Scene: Arabs Making a Detour, Adolf Schreyer German, Oil on canvas — Battle Scene: Arabs Making a Detour
Adolf Schreyer

The Outlaw, Frederic Remington American, Bronze, American — The Outlaw
Frederic Remington
Roman Bronze Works
1906, cast before 1939

Henry II (1519–1559), King of France, François Clouet French, Oil on canvas, transferred from wood — Henry II (1519–1559), King of France
François Clouet

Don Gaspar de Guzmán (1587–1645), Count-Duke of Olivares, Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo Spanish, Oil on canvas — Don Gaspar de Guzmán (1587–1645), Count-Duke of Olivares
Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo
ca. 1636 or later

Vue d'Ensemble de la Fête (View of the Ensemble of the Festival), from Guerre de Beaute (Guerra di Bellezza) (War of Beauty), Jacques Callot French, Etching; first state of two (Lieure) — Vue d'Ensemble de la Fête (View of the Ensemble of the Festival), from Guerre de Beaute (Guerra di Bellezza) (War of Beauty)
Jacques Callot
1616

"Shah Jahan on Horseback", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, Payag Indian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper — "Shah Jahan on Horseback", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album
Payag
Mir 'Ali Haravi
verso: ca. 1630; recto: ca. 1530–50

Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora (jar), Leagros Group, Terracotta, Greek, Attic — Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora (jar)
Leagros Group
ca. 510 BCE

The Start of the Race of the Riderless Horses, Horace Vernet French, Oil on canvas — The Start of the Race of the Riderless Horses
Horace Vernet
1820

Man on Horseback, and Study of Horse's Head, Théodore Gericault French, Black chalk — Man on Horseback, and Study of Horse's Head
Théodore Gericault
19th century

Polo, George Bellows American, Brush and black ink and wash and black crayon on paper — Polo
George Bellows
1910

Plate 11 from "La Tauromaquia": The Cid campeador spearing another bull, Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) Spanish, Etching, burnished aquatint, burin — Plate 11 from "La Tauromaquia": The Cid campeador spearing another bull
Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes)
1816

George Harley Drummond (1783–1855), Sir Henry Raeburn British, Scottish, Oil on canvas — George Harley Drummond (1783–1855)
Sir Henry Raeburn
ca. 1808–9

Alan Harriman, George de Forest Brush American, Oil on canvas, American — Alan Harriman
George de Forest Brush
1905

Winter Drive, Constantin Guys French, Pen and brown ink, brown, blue and yellow wash, over traces of graphite — Winter Drive
Constantin Guys
19th century

Saddle, Bovine bone (body of saddle), deer antler and bone (decorative elements), limewood, rawhide, birchbark, and metal paint, Central European — Saddle
Central European
ca. 1400–1420

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Mackay-Smith, Alexander, Jean R. Druesedow, and Thomas Ryder. 1984. Man and the Horse: An Illustrated History of Equestrian Apparel. New York Simon and Schuster: Metropolitan museum of art.