After
Thomas Stothard
British (London, 1755 - 1834, London) Primary

Pilgrimage to Canterbury

After 1807

Image
9 x 25 in. (22.86 x 63.5 cm)

This object has the following keywords:

• Christianity - Refers to the world religion and culture that developed in the first century CE, driven by the teachings of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Its roots are in the Judaic tradition and the Old Testament. The tenets include a belief in the death and redemptive resurrection of Jesus. The religion incorporates a tradition of faith, ritual, and a form of church authority or leadership.
• Equus caballus - Hooved animal. Original populations of Equus caballus were once found in the steppe zone from Poland to Mongolia. Now domesticated, horses occur throughout the world and in feral populations in some areas. Three of the several early breeds of horse - Przewalski's horse from central Asia, the tarpan from eastern Europe and the Ukrainian steppes, and the forest horse of northern Europe - are generally thought to have been the ancestral stock of modern domestic horses. According to this line of thinking, Przewalski's horse and the tarpan formed the basic breeding stock from which the southerly 'warm-blooded' horses developed, while the forest horse gave rise to the heavy, 'cold-blooded' breeds. All modern breeds are divided as light, fast, spirited breeds typified by the modern Arabian, heavier, slower, and calmer working breeds typified by the Belgian, and intermediate breeds typified by the Thoroughbred. They are also classified according to where they originated (e.g., Percheron, Clydesdale, and Arabian), by the principal use of the horse (riding, draft, coach horse), and by their outward appearance and size (light, heavy, pony).
• journeys - Courses of travel, having a beginning and end in space and time, and and taken as a whole. Extended to excursions, expeditions or tours.
• pilgrims - People who journey a great distance, particularly those who travel to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion.
• religion - Study of religious beliefs and traditions in human life and culture from the perspective of the humanistic disciplines.

• Image Dimensions: 9 x 25 in. (22.86 x 63.5 cm)