Icons: Horses, Artwork, & George Stubbs

[olde_fashioned]

Another batch of icons, and this time I have indulged my inner equestrienne. ;-) Most of these are horse-related, but I've thrown in a few random paintings of lovely ladies in pretty dresses. :-P

{~} 1-22 are photographs of horses, mostly Bob Langrish and horses-photos.org stock (hey, a pun!)
{~} 23-32 are from paintings by George Stubbs; right-click to see the names of the paintings.
{~} 33-43 are of various women in art, including some by Waterhouse, Edmund Blair Leighton, Lord Frederick Leighton, Vigee Le Brun, and Van Dyck. Again, right-click to see the URL's and names.

~ Comment/credit if taking (and please tell me which number you're using, since I've been experimenting with my styles and I'd like to know what you like)
~ No altering/stealing/hotlinking
~ Enjoy!

Teasers:
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The rest are

1	2	3
4	5	6
7	8	9
10	11	12
13	14	15
16	17	18
19	20	21
22	23	24
25	26	27
28	29	30
31	32	33
34	35	36
37	38	39
40	41	42
43

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Comments

[poetic-self.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous. Really.

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[violetcreme.livejournal.com]

OoooOooooo, have taken 13 as it's very striking indeed. Thank you!

PS. Must compliment you on your layout, it's really gorgeous!

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

You're welcome, and thank you for the compliment. ;-) I like it a lot as well.

[retro-dame.livejournal.com]

I love them all! Specially number 1 and 28. :)
If I may ask, how did you make those colored graphics which you've put the icons in? I was willing to make some but didn't know how.

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

You may ask! Do you mean the turquoise table? I use this website (http://madzia.ircx.net.pl/icontable/) since I'm not good enough to have all that code memorized. ;-) To choose all my colors, I use this site. (http://www.htmlgoodies.com/tutorials/colors/article.php/3478961) Check out their non-dithering colors too!

Who is that in your icon? I know it's not Olivia de Havilland...

[musesong.livejournal.com]

lovely. taken #8 & #9.

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[erixitl.livejournal.com]

I took all the horse ones except 15, 16, 17, and 22. I especially love numbers 8 and 11.

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

All except 4? Wow! I'm glad you liked them. I didn't know that other people liked horse icons as much as I do!

[(Anonymous)]

sent here by poetic_self. will take when i get home from uni. mmh, lovely.

why, lj, can i not have 200 icons?

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

LOL!! I would be happy with 50, or even 100!! ;-)

May I ask who you are? Just curious, since I like to know who I'm "talking" to. ;-)

[cantiga.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, these are beautiful, gorgeous, superb - I love them! :D

I'm snagging a few,
will credit you when used ..

Thank you! xXx

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much!

[iane-grey.livejournal.com]

How could I resist #25? Have taken both that and #43 (am quite glad you snipped her little nose off); will credit when used ;)

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

I did think of you when I made the Whistlejacket ones! I'm glad you liked them, and I didn't like #43's nose any more than I like Madam X's red ears. ;-/

[plusdecafe.livejournal.com]

Those are very beautiful icons. :)

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[belovedrose85.livejournal.com]

Taking #11 & #12. I love white horses - always have! :)

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

I love them too! They have such an intrisically romantic stigma attached to them, and they're so majestic and gorgeous. But I prefer the lightened greys to the actual "true white" horses. Somehow the pink skin just looks funny to me. ;-)

[andreeac.livejournal.com]

....simply wonderful! these are so pretty!
I love horses and I think there are no nobler animals than horses. Thank you!
I'll add the post to my mems for the time being but the moment I use an icon of yours I'll credit :)

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Thank you! And you're absolutely right. They're the most beautiful animals. ;-)

[cherub-ellie.livejournal.com]

Taking #6. Thanks :)

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! Glad you liked it. :-)

I checked your profile and I see that you're Welsh! I'm American, but I've got Welsh ancestory. ;-)

[ginger-tea.livejournal.com]

I love #31! Snagging, thanks!

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

;-) That is my favourite of the whole batch as well! Thanks for the comment!

[hischosenbride.livejournal.com]

Saving 3, 15, 22.

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the comment!

[i-like-neon-ice.livejournal.com]

hi there! I saved 15, 16, and 18! Thanks :)

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Hello yourself! Thanks for the comment!

Lovely icon. Is it Willoughby from S&S?

[obsessgirl.livejournal.com]

Those horses are gorgeous. Snagged 11, 12, 24, 36, 42. Thanks!

[mrs-fujiwara.livejournal.com]

Took 35! Gorgeous, thank you so much! ^^

[nigeltde]

what a deft touch you have with textures, colours and framing! These are just gorgeous. Took 31, it's particularly impressive :-)

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Thank you! #31 is my favourite, also, as you can see. ;-)

[icebaby7421.livejournal.com]

Saving 1, 7, & 26. Just love them.

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :-)

[boundandchained.livejournal.com]

PONIES!

Nabbing: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, and 43. I think that's all but one. What can I say, I like horses?

Actually, this is quite the segue into a question that I've wanted to ask for a while, but worried about sounding rude or nosey or some other bad descriptive. I saw on your info about how you wear only skirts (a very interesting and cool idea, I must say). Well, I have a tendency to wonder about the technicalities and specifics of things, so it didn't take me long before I started wondering if, in the case of something that required pants, such as horseback riding at most places, would you wear them? I hope I don't sound like I'm belittling your choices or lifestyle or ideologies or whatever. I'm just curious!

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

LOL! :-D You're funny.

Ah! No no no -- I don't mind at all! :-D Really, I don't. I'm quite happy to answer any questions that you may have, if I am capable of it. (and please feel free to ask me any manner of question that you like -- I can, after all, refuse if needs be, lol) ;-)

I would do what the women who have gone before me did. There are sidesaddles, of course, but that is hardly practical nowadays. If I were to go riding I would wear a split skirt, or culottes, which is basically a pair of pants only the legs are reallyreally full like a skirt. That is not manly attire by any stretch of the imagination! ;-D

And I never for a moment thought you were trying to belittle me. I'm a curious person, too! :-)