Cavalry in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Cavalry Combat in the Time of Rosas, Carlos Morel

Cavalry Combat in the Time of Rosas, c. 1839.

Combate de caballería en la época de Rosas (museum title)

Carlos Morel (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Scotland for Ever!, 1881.

Elizabeth Thompson (British), oil on canvas

Leeds Art Gallery, United Kingdom

The Battle of Marengo, 14 June 1800, Louis-François Lejeune

The Battle of Marengo, 14 June 1800, 1802.

Bataille de Marengo. 14 juin 1800 (museum title)

Louis-François Lejeune (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

The Battle of Austerlitz, 2 December 1805, François Gérard

The Battle of Austerlitz, 2 December 1805, before 1810.

Bataille d'Austerlitz. 2 décembre 1805 (museum title)

François Gérard (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

Cavalry Skirmish by a Stream, Peeter Snayers

Cavalry Skirmish by a Stream, c. 1665.

Reitergefecht an einem Bach (museum title)

Peeter Snayers (Belgian), oil on wood

Ducal Museum, Gotha, Germany

On the Southern Plains, Frederic Remington

On the Southern Plains, 1907.

Frederic Remington (American), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The 28th Regiment at Quatre Bras, Elizabeth Thompson

The 28th Regiment at Quatre Bras, 1875.

Elizabeth Thompson (British), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Victoria, Australia

The Review at Châlons, 9 October 1896, Édouard Detaille

The Review at Châlons, 9 October 1896, c. 1897.

La Revue de Châlons, le 9 octobre 1896 (museum title)

Édouard Detaille (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

The Battle of Isly, 14 August 1844, Horace Vernet

The Battle of Isly, 14 August 1844, 1844.

Bataille d'Isly, 14 août 1844 (museum title)

Horace Vernet (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

The Dragoon, 1896.

Édouard Detaille (French), oil on canvas

Buffalo AKG Art Museum, United States

Gendarmes d'Ordonnance, Édouard Detaille

Gendarmes d'Ordonnance, 1894.

Édouard Detaille (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Cuirassiers of 1805, before the Battle, Ernest Meissonier

The Cuirassiers of 1805, before the Battle, 1878.

Les cuirassiers de 1805, avant le combat (museum title)

Ernest Meissonier (French), oil on canvas

Musée Condé, France

Vive l'Empereur! Charge of the 4th Hussars at the Battle of Friedland, 14 June 1807, Édouard Detaille

Vive l'Empereur! Charge of the 4th Hussars at the Battle of Friedland, 14 June 1807, 1891.

Vive l'Empereur! (museum title)

Édouard Detaille (French), oil on canvas

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia

The Battle for the Relief of Thionville, First Phase, 1639, Peeter Snayers

The Battle for the Relief of Thionville, First Phase, 1639, 1642.

Entsatzschlacht bei Thionville. 1. Phase, 1639 (museum title)

Peeter Snayers (Belgian), oil on canvas

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria

The Post at Presnitz, 1641, Peeter Snayers

The Post at Presnitz, 1641, 1648.

Der Posto bei Presnitz, 1641 (museum title)

Peeter Snayers (Belgian), oil on canvas

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria

The Battle of the Moskva, 7 September 1812, Louis-François Lejeune

The Battle of the Moskva, 7 September 1812, 1822.

Bataille de la Moskowa. 7 septembre 1812 (museum title)

Louis-François Lejeune (French), oil

Palace of Versailles, France

Surrender of Lord Cornwallis, John Trumbull

Surrender of Lord Cornwallis, 1819–1820.

John Trumbull (American), oil on canvas

United States Capitol, United States

The Battle of Inkerman, January Suchodolski

The Battle of Inkerman, 1854–1875.

Bitwa pod Inkermanem (museum title)

January Suchodolski (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Szczecin, Poland

A Cavalry Officer, 1887.

Édouard Detaille (French), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Ireland

The Distribution of the Flags at Longchamp by President Jules Grévy, 14 July 1880, Édouard Detaille

The Distribution of the Flags at Longchamp by President Jules Grévy, 14 July 1880, c. 1885.

La Distribution des drapeaux à Longchamp par le président… (museum title)

Édouard Detaille (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

Chasseur à Cheval (Soldier on Horseback), Édouard Detaille

Chasseur à Cheval (Soldier on Horseback), 1885.

Édouard Detaille (French), watercolor and gouache on paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

The Battle of Zhuravno, 1676, Pierre-Denis Martin

The Battle of Zhuravno, 1676, after 1698.

Die Schlacht bei Zurawno, 1676 (museum title)

Pierre-Denis Martin (French), oil on canvas

Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich, Germany

A Cavalryman's Breakfast on the Plains, Frederic Remington

A Cavalryman's Breakfast on the Plains, c. 1892.

Frederic Remington (American), oil on canvas

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, United States

Presumed Depiction of the Battle of White Mountain near Prague (1620), Peeter Snayers

Presumed Depiction of the Battle of White Mountain near Prague (1620), 17th century.

Représentation présumée de la bataille de la Montagne… (museum title)

Peeter Snayers (Belgian), oil on copper

Louvre Museum, France

The Battle of Waterloo: The British Squares Receiving the Charge of the French Cuirassiers, Félix Philippoteaux

The Battle of Waterloo: The British Squares Receiving the Charge of the French Cuirassiers, 1874.

Félix Philippoteaux (French), oil on canvas

Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom

Napoleon and Troops, 1902.

Édouard Detaille (French), oil on panel

National Gallery of Ireland

The Map in the Sand, c. 1905.

Frederic Remington (American), oil on canvas

Cincinnati Art Museum, United States

The Battle of Rivoli, 14 January 1797, Félix Philippoteaux

The Battle of Rivoli, 14 January 1797, 1844.

Bataille de Rivoli, 14 janvier 1797 (museum title)

Félix Philippoteaux (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

The Battle of Seneffe, Nicaise De Keyser

The Battle of Seneffe, 1850.

Сражение при Сенефе (museum title)

Nicaise De Keyser (Belgian), oil on canvas

Hermitage Museum, Russia

The Battle of Stockach, 3 May 1800, Félix Philippoteaux

The Battle of Stockach, 3 May 1800, 1838.

Combat de Stockach, 3 mai 1800 (museum title)

Félix Philippoteaux (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

Cavalry Troop, 1640.

Reitertrupp (museum title)

Peeter Snayers (Belgian), oil on canvas

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria

The Battle of Lviv (Lemberg), 1675, Pierre-Denis Martin

The Battle of Lviv (Lemberg), 1675, after 1698.

Die Schlacht bei Leopol (Lemberg, Lwow), 1675 (museum title)

Pierre-Denis Martin (French), oil on canvas

Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich, Germany

Dismounted: The Fourth Troopers Moving the Led Horses, Frederic Remington

Dismounted: The Fourth Troopers Moving the Led Horses, 1890.

Frederic Remington (American), oil on canvas

Clark Art Institute, United States

Red Cavalry Riding, c. 1932.

Скачет красная конница (museum title)

Kazimir Malevitch (Russian), oil on canvas

State Russian Museum, Russia

A Cavalryman, 1884.

Alphonse de Neuville (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Battle of Somosierra, January Suchodolski

The Battle of Somosierra, 1860.

Bitwa pod Somosierrą (museum title)

January Suchodolski (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Cavalry Skirmish, c. 1646.

Peeter Snayers (Belgian), oil on canvas

Dulwich Picture Gallery, United Kingdom

Der Gotenzug, 1881.

Arnold Böcklin (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland

The Battle of Lützen, 1632, Peeter Snayers

The Battle of Lützen, 1632, 1642.

Schlacht bei Lützen, 1632 (museum title)

Peeter Snayers (Belgian), oil on canvas

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria

The Relief of Vienna, 1683, Pierre-Denis Martin

The Relief of Vienna, 1683, after 1698.

Der Entsatz von Wien, 1683 (museum title)

Pierre-Denis Martin (French), oil on canvas

Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich, Germany

The Defeat at Grancourt, 1639, Peeter Snayers

The Defeat at Grancourt, 1639, after 1639.

Die Niederlage bei Grancourt, 1639 (museum title)

Peeter Snayers (Belgian), oil on canvas

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria

A Mounted Officer, 1877.

Édouard Detaille (French), oil on canvas

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

1806, Jena, 1890.

Ernest Meissonier (French), oil on canvas

Frick Art & Historical Center, United States

Poniatowski's Last Charge at Leipzig, Richard Caton Woodville

Poniatowski's Last Charge at Leipzig, 1912.

Richard Caton Woodville (British), oil on wood

Tate, United Kingdom

Cavalry Charge – Buenos Aires Customs and Manners Series, Carlos Morel

Cavalry Charge – Buenos Aires Customs and Manners Series, c. 1839.

Carga de caballería - Serie Usos y Costumbres de Buenos… (museum title)

Carlos Morel (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Heads Up! The Horse Grenadiers at Eylau, 1807, Édouard Detaille

Heads Up! The Horse Grenadiers at Eylau, 1807, 1893.

Les Grenadiers à cheval à Eylau : Haut les têtes (museum title)

Édouard Detaille (French), oil on canvas

Musée Condé, France

The Battle of Somosierra, 30 November 1808, Louis-François Lejeune

The Battle of Somosierra, 30 November 1808, 1810.

Bataille de Somo Sierra. 30 novembre 1808 (museum title)

Louis-François Lejeune (French), oil

Palace of Versailles, France

The Battle of Mount Tabor, 16 April 1799 (with Léon Cogniet), Félix Philippoteaux

The Battle of Mount Tabor, 16 April 1799 (with Léon Cogniet), 1837.

Bataille du mont Thabor, 16 avril 1799 (museum title)

Félix Philippoteaux (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

The Battle for the Relief of Thionville, Second Phase, 1639, Peeter Snayers

The Battle for the Relief of Thionville, Second Phase, 1639, after 1639.

Entsatzschlacht bei Thionville. 2. Phase, 1639 (museum title)

Peeter Snayers (Belgian), oil on canvas

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria

The Advance-Guard, or The Military Sacrifice (The Ambush), Frederic Remington

The Advance-Guard, or The Military Sacrifice (The Ambush), 1890.

Frederic Remington (American), oil on canvas

Art Institute of Chicago, United States