The Classical Riding Master: The Wilton House Collection commentary by Dorian Williams (Gently Used copy)

The fifty-five charming gouache pictures commisioned by the 10th Earl of Pembroke and reproduced here in full colour, show all the exercises of classical equestrianism in the eighteenth century, when the previously mainly utilitarian training of the horse was elevated into an art form comparable with ballet. The paintings were painted by Xenophon Press author, Baron Reis d'Eisenberg ["The Art of Riding a Horse or Description of Modern Manege in all its Perfection" translated by Sherilyn Allen] , a renowned Riding Master in the Court of the Hapsburgs under Charles VI and Francis I, the particular charm of this unique and delightful set of pictures is that they are by and enthusiastic, dedicated and expert horseman who was also an enthusiastic buy amateur artist. The high-school movements are absolutely correct and the pictures enhanced by the delicate, romantic backgrounds against which the horses are placed. Dorian Williams well-known for his commentaries on equestrian events, has wri