Les renes dans la main; tant au passage, que sur les voltes terre a terre tant la teste au pilier que la croupe au pilier

by William Cavendish Newcastle, Duke of, Gaspard de Saunier

$325 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

A fine plate from 'A General System of Horsemanship in All Its Branches', Cavendish's extraordinary didactic work on equestrian dressage. An affluent politician, soldier, and devoted Royalist, William Cavendish fought for Charles I during the English Civil War. He established a riding school in Antwerp with several Barbary horses obtained in Paris, and in 1657, published his revolutionary and influential work on equestrian training techniques, 'La Methode et Invention

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