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An equestrian portrait is a portrait that shows the subject on horseback. Equestrian portraits suggest a high-status sitter, who in many cases was a monarch or other member of the nobility, and the portraits can also carry a suggestion of chivalry.[1][2]
- ^ Liedtke, Walter A.; Moffitt, John F. (1981). "Velázquez, Olivares, and the Baroque Equestrian Portrait". The Burlington Magazine. 123 (942): 528–537. JSTOR 880474.
- ^ "Glossary – Equestrian Portrait". The National Gallery. Retrieved 24 August 2019.