Julius Vessell – Mounted Warrior in Ceremonial Armor

Julius Vessell – Mounted Warrior in Ceremonial Armor (1885)

Black-and-White Print

This highly detailed print by Julius Vessell depicts a warrior clad in ornate ceremonial armor, mounted on an elaborately adorned horse. The composition reflects 19th-century European fascination with historical pageantry, military regalia, and equestrian portraiture.

The artist’s attention to textile patterning, armor design, and equine movement creates a powerful image that blends romanticism with historical imagination. Works of this style were often produced to celebrate military culture, noble lineage, and the grandeur of mounted

Mary Jane private collection from Switzerland