What was the purpose of equestrian portraits in history?

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adajiamcneal · Answer

Equestrian portraits show the subject mounted on horseback.These portraits have always been associated with sitters of high status, with the implication that a noble warrior or ruler was being depicted. Later, people further down the social scale aspired to these associations.

koikkara · Answer

$\Huge\color{#ff0000}{W}\color{#ff2000}{e}\color{#ff4000}{l}\color{#ff5f00}{c}\color{#ff7f00}{o}\color{#ffaa00}{m}\color{#ffd400}{e}~\color{#bfff00}{t}\color{#80ff00}{o}~\color{#00ff00}{O}\color{#00ff40}{p}\color{#00ff80}{e}\color{#00ffbf}{n}\color{#00ffff}{S}\color{#00aaff}{t}\color{#0055ff}{u}\color{#0000ff}{d}\color{#2300ff}{y}\color{#4600ff}{!}\color{#6800ff}{!}\color{#8b00ff}{!}$ @sixseven67 $Equestrian~ Portraits$ show the subject mounted on horseback. Sculpted versions were made during Antiquity, the most famous surviving. $Example,$ being the Roman statue of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius, in the Campidoglio, Rome. $Ref:$ http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/glossary/equestrian-portrait