Here are a couple from the 17th century, courtesy of Web Gallery of Art:
VELÁZQUEZ, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y
Queen Isabel of Bourbon Equestrian
1634-35
Oil on canvas, 301 x 314 cm
Museo del Prado, Madrid
http://www.wga.hu/art/v/velazque/05/0506vela.jpg
VELÁZQUEZ, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y
Queen Margarita on Horseback
1634-35
Oil on canvas, 297 x 309 cm
Museo del Prado, Madrid
http://www.wga.hu/art/v/velazque/05/0503vela.jpg
It's really hard for me to tell whether they're riding astride or
sidesaddle, but perhaps someone with more equestrian experience could
venture.
Melanie Schuessler
http://www.faucet.net/costume
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