Packhorse Collection

Old packhorse bridge over river at dusk, River Dulnain, Carrbridge, Badenoch and Strathspey, Highlands, Scotland, July

Noonday, Granada
This painting shows a busy street corner of Granada, a city in Andalusia, southern Spain, with men and women carrying shopping baskets and a white packhorse stood on the right. Date: circa 1915

The old packhorse bridge built in 1717 over the River Dulnain in the village of Carrbridge near Aviemore in the Cairngorms, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Man fishing, Fingle Bridge, Dartmoor National Park, Devon
Man fishing near Fingle Bridge, a 17th-century stone arch packhorse bridge over the River Teign near Drewsteignton, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. Date: 1974

A Stone Quarry, 1833 (colour litho)
STC169232 A Stone Quarry, 1833 (colour litho) by Kretzschmer, H. (fl.1883) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; German, out of copyright

Picture No. 11067426
Carrbridge old packhorse Bridge over River Dulnain built 1771. near Inverness, Scotland. Date:

Engraving depicting a team of packhorses transporting goods from one part of Britain to another, 19th century
5308743 Engraving depicting a team of packhorses transporting goods from one part of Britain to another, 19th century; (add.info)

Winter landscape, 1803
RAF81011 Winter landscape, 1803 by Loo, Jules Cesar Denis van (1743-1821); 37x54 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: by Jules Cesar Denis van Loo); Photo © Rafael Valls Gallery, London, UK.

Path Along a Rock Field in the Valley of the Kuragan River, a Tributary of the Katun..., 1911-1913
Path Along a Rock Field in the Valley of the Kuragan River, a Tributary of the Katun River; in the Vicinity of Belukha Mountain, 1911-1913

A Pack Road Along the Katun River near Its Confluence with the Argut River..., 1911-13
A Pack Road Along the Katun River near Its Confluence with the Argut River. In the Vicinity of Iukhtener Mountain and Stream, 1911-1913

A Pack Road in the Katun River Valley near the Village of Tavda. Cliff "Skakun"..., 1911-1913
A Pack Road in the Katun River Valley near the Village of Tavda. Cliff "Skakun." Log Boards for the Passage of Horses over the Precipice, 1911-1913

Pony carrying French Mitrailleuse, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Pony carrying French Mitrailleuse, between c1914 and c1915. A French soldier with a pack horse which is carrying a mitrailleuse, a disassembled machine gun, at the beginning of World War I.

Rocky Landscape;Mountain Landscape with Travellers, 1613-1616. Creators: Joos de Momper, the younger
Rocky Landscape;Mountain Landscape with Travellers, 1613-1616

Italian River Landscape with Ruins, 1652. Creator: Horatius de Hooch
Italian River Landscape with Ruins, 1652

French Troops in Italy; In Brescia: a machine gun unit march past the Garibaldi... 1917. Creator: Unknown
French Troops in Italy; In Brescia: a machine gun unit march past the Garibaldi monument, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

French success on the Italian front; Supply convoy between Monte Pallone... 1917. Creator: Unknown
French success on the Italian front; Supply convoy between Monte Pallone and Monte Tomba, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

A Home by the Seaside (image 2 of 2), c1872. Creator: Worthington Whittredge
A Home by the Seaside (image 2 of 2), c1872

A Home by the Seaside (image 1 of 2), c1872. Creator: Worthington Whittredge
A Home by the Seaside (image 1 of 2), c1872

"Going to the Ferry" - painted by Wouvermans, 1856. Creator: Unknown
"Going to the Ferry" - painted by Wouvermans, [17th century], 1856. With a special view to effective colour, [Wouvermans] almost invariably introduced a grey horse in a prominent position

Tchoufout-Kaleh - from a sketch by Willibald Richter, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Tchoufout-Kaleh - from a sketch by Willibald Richter, 1856....a small town in the neighbourhood of Bagtcheserai [Bakhchysarai], which has been inhabited for centuries by a colony of Jews

View of the mountains from High Peak in Derbyshire, 1699. Creator: Jan Siberechts
View of the mountains from High Peak in Derbyshire, 1699

St. Thomas's Chapel Newcastle, n.d. Creator: Unknown
St. Thomas's Chapel Newcastle, n.d

First arrival pack horses, Seoul, bound north, c1904. Creator: Robert Lee Dunn
First arrival pack horses, Seoul, bound north, c1904

Pack horse [i.e. packhorse]-Apsaroke, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Pack horse [i.e. packhorse]-Apsaroke, c1908. Apsaroke woman on horseback, packhorse beside her

Apache land, c1903. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Apache land, c1903. Three Apache people riding pack horses make their way along rocky bottom land

Crossing over the Ice on the Route to Okhotsk, 1856. Creator: Ivan Dem'ianovich Bulychev
Crossing over the Ice on the Route to Okhotsk, 1856. From Puteshestviye po Vostochnoy Sibiri I. Bulychova. Chast 1-ya. Poyezdka v Kamchatku (A journey across eastern Siberia: Part 1)

Pack Horses, 1856. Creator: Ivan Dem'ianovich Bulychev
Pack Horses, 1856. From Puteshestviye po Vostochnoy Sibiri I. Bulychova. Chast 1-ya. Poyezdka v Kamchatku (A journey across eastern Siberia: Part 1, Trip to Kamchatka)

The Road to the Mill, 1849 (oil on board)
NGW239415 The Road to the Mill, 1849 (oil on board) by Cox, David (1783-1859); 33x44.4 cm; National Museum Wales; National Museums & Galleries of Wales

The pipe-bearer-Atsina, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The pipe-bearer-Atsina, c1908. Atsina woman leading a pack horse, others following mounted on horses with travois, dogs; tipis in background

Moving-Apsaroke, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Moving-Apsaroke, c1908. Apsaroke woman on horseback along stream bank by cliff, packhorse beside her

Packhorse Bridge, Dunster, Exmoor, Somerset - Painted by William Carruthers Affleck for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Packhorse Bridge, Porlock, Somerset - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Government Surveying in New Zealand (engraving)
1594679 Government Surveying in New Zealand (engraving) by Begg, Samuel (fl.1886-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Government Surveying in New Zealand)

La Fontaines Fables - Horse and the Ass
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Horse and the Ass. An ass dies in the road from being overburdened

Packhorse bridge, River Machno, North Wales
Roman packhorse bridge across the River Machno, Penmachno, Betws-y-Coed, Conwy, North Wales. Date: circa 1910s

Scare in a Pack Train, 1908 (oil on canvas)
1764684 Scare in a Pack Train, 1908 (oil on canvas) by Remington, Frederic (1861-1909); 68.6x1091.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Scare in a Pack Train. Frederic Remington (1861-1909)

The Mountain Hunt, 1917 (oil on canvas)
CH202346 The Mountain Hunt, 1917 (oil on canvas) by Johnson, Frank Tenney (1874-1939); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American, out of copyright

Prehistoric model of a donkey with Panniers, Cyprus (terracotta)
AMQ113708 Prehistoric model of a donkey with Panniers, Cyprus (terracotta) by Prehistoric; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; out of copyright

Archaeological trophies destroyed on the road to Quito, Ecuador
TRV227742 Archaeological trophies destroyed on the road to Quito, Ecuador, from Travels Amongst the Great Andes of the Equator by Edward Whymper, 1892 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Corbould

Carrbridge Hotel and River Dulnain, Inverness, Scotland
Carrbridge Hotel with packhorse bridge over the River Dulnain, Inverness, Scotland. Date: circa 1880s

Texas Rangers, published in Harpers Monthly, 1896 (litho)
PNP249641 Texas Rangers, published in Harpers Monthly, 1896 (litho) by Remington, Frederic (1861-1909); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Hopeful gold prospectors, 1849 (b / w photo)
PNP246166 Hopeful gold prospectors, 1849 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Pic du Midi: D Ossau, Pyrenees
RHC9696 Pic du Midi: D Ossau, Pyrenees by Stanfield, William Clarkson (1793-1867); Royal Holloway, University of London; eRoyal Holloway, University of London; English, out of copyright

A Parley, Prepared for an Emergency, 1866 (colour litho)
NP32918 A Parley, Prepared for an Emergency, 1866 (colour litho) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M. (1824-95); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Ms Fr 2810 f. 110v, Travellers outside Peking with Odorico de Pordenone
BAL28645 Ms Fr 2810 f.110v, Travellers outside Peking with Odorico de Pordenone, from the Livre des Merveilles du Monde, c.1410-12 (tempera on vellum) by Boucicaut Master

A Horse loaded with Artists paraphernalia, walking to the left (graphite on paper)
XYC306558 A Horse loaded with Artists paraphernalia, walking to the left (graphite on paper) by Cotman, John Sell (1782-1842); 23.8x32.1 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Landscape near Cremieu (oil on canvas)
1127877 Landscape near Cremieu (oil on canvas) by Daubigny, Charles Francois (1817-78); Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; eMinneapolis Institute of Art; French, out of copyright

F. 9. I Mt. St. Gothard, from the Liber Studiorum, engraved by Charles Turner
FIT90216 F.9.I Mt. St. Gothard, from the Liber Studiorum, engraved by Charles Turner, 1808 (etching) by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851) (after); 20.6x28.9 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum

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"Journeying through Time: The Enduring Legacy of Packhorses" In the tranquil embrace of dusk, an old packhorse bridge stands proudly over the meandering River Dulnain in Carrbridge, Badenoch and Strathspey, nestled within the breathtaking Highlands of Scotland. This architectural marvel, constructed back in 1717, serves as a testament to centuries gone by. As we shift our gaze to Fingle Bridge in Dartmoor National Park, Devon, a man finds solace in casting his fishing line into the flowing waters below. Here lies another packhorse bridge that has witnessed countless tales unfold amidst its ancient stones. Transporting us further back in time is a captivating lithograph from 1833 depicting a bustling stone quarry. Amidst the hustle and bustle of workers and horses alike, one can almost hear their rhythmic footsteps echoing across history. Venturing southward to Exmoor's enchanting landscape brings us face-to-face with yet another remarkable packhorse bridge - this time gracing Dunster village. Its weathered arches silently narrate stories of travelers who once relied on its sturdy structure for safe passage. Continuing our journey through Somerset's picturesque countryside leads us to Porlock's own charming packhorse bridge. Bathed in sunlight or shrouded by misty mornings, it remains an enduring symbol of connection between communities throughout generations. Across vast oceans and continents lies Granada's Noonday scene - where shadows dance upon cobblestones beneath an arched gateway adorned with memories etched into every brick. A reminder that even under foreign skies, packhorses played their part in shaping distant lands. Yet not all tales are filled with tranquility; some bear witness to hardship and sacrifice. On the Western Front during World War I, a courageous cavalry horse stumbles under its heavy load - reminding us that these noble creatures were not exempt from tragedy amid human conflict.