Jókai Mór’s "The Golden Age in Transylvania" - Amazon Riding Outfits
"100 Days of Jókai Mór" February 1- April 30, 2025
100 Days of Jókai Mór" February 1 - April 30, 2025
"The Golden Age in Transylvania"
By Jokai Mor
April 8, 2025
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A woman’s riding habit called Amazon - in honor of the Ancient Amazon fighter women described by Herodotus (c. 484 – c. 425 BC) in his “Histories” - who lived on the northern shore of the Black Sea and fought on horseback.
From the image of the late 17th century side-saddle, to the more tailored and sleek clothes of the 18th century - all worn for side-saddle riding.
Portrait of Marie Antoinette in 1772 - in her riding habit - by Joseph Kranzinger (1731-1775), Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austria.
