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After the introduction of small firearms,various positions for firing on horseback were taught. From Wallhausen's "Art of Military Riding",1616.
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After the introduction of small firearms,various positions for firing on...

Emperor Maximilian I "the last knight" was represented by Hans Burgkmair as a tournament rider.Both horse amd rider wear heavy armour. 1508.
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Emperor Maximilian I "the last knight" was represented by Hans Burgkmair as a t...

Antoine Pluvinel introduced the art of classic riding in France.He was also teacher and confidant of king Louis XIII.The horse was tied to the two pillars,now also used in the Spanish Riding School.Pluvinel stands right of the pillars, the 16-year old king next to him.
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Antoine Pluvinel introduced the art of classic riding in France.He was also te...

One of Guerniere's important innovations in classic riding,mentioned in his "School for Cavalry",was the so-called "shoulder-in",an exercise for straightening the horse.
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One of Guerniere's important innovations in classic riding,mentioned in his...

"An ideal Stable should not be long and narrow,but rather oval or circular.Thus when the owner sits or stands in the center,he can at once survey all the horses facing him and recognize them by their heads and necks".
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"An ideal Stable should not be long and narrow,but rather oval or circular....

The mutineers turning Lieutenant Bligh and part of the officers and crew adrift from HMS Bounty, 29 April 1789. Robert Dodd (artist & engraver); B. B. Evans (publisher); England; 1790.
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The mutineers turning Lieutenant Bligh and part of the officers and crew adrift...

Tamino, Pamina and Papageno. Scene from Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute".The engravings were first published in a cultural monthly in Brno,Czech Republic (then Austrian Empire).The Magic Flute was performed in Brno and Olomuc in 1793.Coloured engraving,around 1793.
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Tamino, Pamina and Papageno. Scene from Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute".The en...

Sarastro arrives on his chariot.Scene from Mozart's opera"The Magic Flute".The engravings were published in a cultural monthly in Brno,Czech Republic (then Austrian Empire).The Magic Flute was performed in Brno and Olomuc in 1793.Coloured engraving,around 1793.
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Sarastro arrives on his chariot.Scene from Mozart's opera"The Magic Flute".T...

Tamino tames the animals with the Magic Flute.These engravings were first printed in a cultural monthly in Brno,Czech Republic (then Austrian Empire).The opera was performed in Brno and Olomuc theatres in 1793 and 1794.Coloured engraving,around 1793.
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Tamino tames the animals with the Magic Flute.These engravings were first pr...

Tamino and Papageno with the Three Ladies.These engravings were first published in a cultural monthly in Brno,Czech Republic (then Austrian Empire).The opera was performed in Brno and Olomuc theatres in 1793 and 1794.Coloured engraving,around 1793.
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Tamino and Papageno with the Three Ladies.These engravings were first pu...

The Old "Burgtheater" - Court Theatre,in Vienna, 1783. Mozart gave concerts at the Court Theatre, where also three of his operas were performed.
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The Old "Burgtheater" - Court Theatre,in Vienna, 1783. Mozart gave concerts at...

The "Graben" in Vienna, 1781. Mozart lived in the house Graben no.17 from Sept 1781 to July 1782 and later in the house called "Trattnerhof" in 1784.
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The "Graben" in Vienna, 1781. Mozart lived in the house Graben no.17 from Sept 1...