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A horseman showing three different gaits with his horse, including the gallop, the pas and the trot and a horse galloping alone. Etching by C. Parrocel.

The skeleton of a horse is standing outside a thatched cottage. Etching by C. Parrocel.

Men of fashion attending a lecture on the anatomy of the horse. Engraving by B. Audran after Ch. Parrocel, 1733.

Four different leaps performed by horses with riders, including a curvet. Etching by C. Parrocel.

A dressage arena with gentlemen and their horses rehearsing tourney exercises in front of an audience. Etching by C. Parrocel.

A horseman showing four different dressage exercises with his horse, including a basic gait, a circle to the right, and a piroutte. Etching by C. Parrocel.

A groom is holding a horse by its reins while a man man with a stick is pointing out parts of the horse's anatomy to onlooking students in a park. Etching by C. Parrocel.

Gentlemen on horses performing three different gaits, including a capriole and a piaffe. Etching by C. Parrocel.

Men and boys in an Italian garden preparing the horses and hounds to go hunting. Engraving by J.P. Le Bas after C. Parrocel.

Four different forms of galloping demonstrated by a horse without rider. Etching by C. Parrocel.

Four different paces and figures of the old school of horsemanship and riding, including the passage, amble and galop. Etching by C. Parrocel.

King Charles I on horseback outside the city walls of Hull: the Parliamentarians inside, led by Sir John Hotham, refuse to surrender the city. Engraving by N. Tardieu after C. Parrocel.

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Charles Parrocel

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Images by Charles Parrocel

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Four different paces and figures of the old school of horsemanship and riding, including the passage, amble and galop. Etching by C. Parrocel.

Men of fashion attending a lecture on the anatomy of the horse. Engraving by B. Audran after Ch. Parrocel, 1733.

A groom is holding a horse by its reins while a man man with a stick is pointing out parts of the horse's anatomy to onlooking students in a park. Etching by C. Parrocel.

King Charles I on horseback outside the city walls of Hull: the Parliamentarians inside, led by Sir John Hotham, refuse to surrender the city. Engraving by N. Tardieu after C. Parrocel.

A horseman showing three different gaits with his horse, including the gallop, the pas and the trot and a horse galloping alone. Etching by C. Parrocel.