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LYNDILOU
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Posted - 23 Nov 2010 : 5:23:49 PM
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of the imported Arabian horses through paintings. ( not all came via the Blunt imports ) firstly the stallion Vonolel foaled in the Nejd in 1875 , purchased in Bombay as a Charger for field marshal Earl Roberts.
After serving as a Charger for 13 years which included a forced march for 313 miles, Vonolel came to England and took part in Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee procession. ( I will add more later , so keep an eye open for more )
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LYNDILOU
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BeckyBoodle
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Posted - 23 Nov 2010 : 6:09:11 PM
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Here is an image of Leopard, one of the two arabs presented to General Ulysses S. Grant who had a penchant for horses. It didn't fight in the civil war with him. I found this when going back through Eba's ancestry.
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LYNDILOU
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Posted - 23 Nov 2010 : 6:17:08 PM
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This painting is called Sobieski's Squire , not sure if that is the horses name but it is a painting of the king of Poland John the 3rd painted in 1850.
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LYNDILOU
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LYNDILOU
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Posted - 23 Nov 2010 : 7:01:11 PM
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Although not an import it shows the desert bred Arabian in all its fighting glory , painted by Theodore Chasseriau 1845, of the Caliph Ali Ben Hamet chief of the Harachas
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SueB
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Posted - 23 Nov 2010 : 8:06:51 PM
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Lynda these are beautiful pictures.
I've got he Chief of Harachas on my wall,(not the original) and would just love Sobieshis Squire, stunning painting, thanks for sharing.
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buffy
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Posted - 23 Nov 2010 : 8:21:43 PM
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Lovely pictures Lynda.
Thanks very much for sharing these beautiful works of art. Any more?
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LYNDILOU
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LYNDILOU
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Posted - 23 Nov 2010 : 8:33:34 PM
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I have plenty more but it takes a while to scan from books and download , so I will leave it at this for now, sorry about the quality as I said its because I am scanning from books |
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Sue J
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Posted - 23 Nov 2010 : 8:37:44 PM
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Lovely pictures Linda, thanks for sharing them. I wish I had them hung on my walls I could get really carried away with my imagination. |
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jaj
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Posted - 23 Nov 2010 : 9:22:38 PM
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wonderful pictures Lynda, thanks so much for taking the trouble to put them up for us to share ! |
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dinkidoo
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Posted - 23 Nov 2010 : 9:37:42 PM
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Love the grey arab painting, its very interesting to see how the essence of the Arabian has been captured for many years when lots of the earlier photos show a much plainer horse. Lovely thread Lynda |
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Callisto
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Posted - 23 Nov 2010 : 10:09:38 PM
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Haven't got the picture to hand, but the portrait of Napoleon crossing the Alps by David is believed to show him mounted on his famous war horse - the grey 14.1 Arab Marengo, named for the battle of Marengo - Arabs were Napoleon's preferred mount apparently
(Wellington's mount Copenhagen was by a thoroughbred out of a mare by the Rutland Arabian). |
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LYNDILOU
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pinkvboots
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Posted - 24 Nov 2010 : 09:13:25 AM
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I love the pictures I would love them on my walls too Sue J, I think the detail is amazing proper paintings I think, I wonder if you could buy prints I might have a look, my boyfriend will be pleased having more horses all over the walls we have loads already.please post more if you can Lyndi. |
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SueB
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Posted - 24 Nov 2010 : 09:17:52 AM
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If you go on Ebay. Look under Art and then ask for Arab horses you will sometimes find these pics as pictures for sale from the States. Mine are not oil on canvas but made to look like it They were cheap as can be, all I did was frame them in a very ornate wooden frame and now they look a million dollars!
I put these two behind glass.
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Pasha
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Posted - 24 Nov 2010 : 09:47:21 AM
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Wow what fabulous horses and pictures - can't believe Vonolel - what a horse!!! |
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kathleen
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Quarabian
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Posted - 24 Nov 2010 : 12:42:11 PM
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Lovely topic. I am enjoying these paintings. |
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MinHe
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LYNDILOU
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Posted - 24 Nov 2010 : 3:44:44 PM
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Some people seem hell bent on spoiling every bloomin thread I start!! so I will ignore the last post here are two Landseer paintings , possibly my favourite artist for painting animals
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SueB
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Posted - 24 Nov 2010 : 3:59:16 PM
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Landseer would paint what he saw so those two are what they are! animals in correct form.
I think the desert Arabians portayed were infact quite slight and wirey.
Thanks so much for these pics Lynda they are just brill. |
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Tzarina
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Posted - 24 Nov 2010 : 4:07:11 PM
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Lynda, what a lovely thing to have done. That second to last picture is so famous, I remember it in pony annuals as a child. I have it framed and everyone that comes even those that dont have anything to do with horses comment on its beauty. I for one would like to thank you for taking the time |
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