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Richard Schoenbeck
1840–1919
Remembered as a Prussian officer, horse expert, painter, and sculptor, this 19th-century writer brought deep practical knowledge of riding and horses to his books. His work sits at the crossroads of military life, equestrian training, and animal art.
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Der Damen-Reitsport
by Richard Schoenbeck
About the author
Born in Potsdam in 1840 and deceased in Berlin in 1919, Richard Schoenbeck is identified in major German library records as an officer, hippologist, sculptor, and painter. Auction and biographical references also describe him as an important horse painter, which fits closely with the equestrian subjects connected to his name.
Sources found during research portray him as a Prussian military man who later wrote from experience about riding and horse care. Book listings linked to his name include manuals for mounted officers and horse owners, suggesting that his writing was practical, experience-based, and aimed at readers who worked with horses in everyday life.
He also appears in art history through his horse imagery. One reliable reference notes that an 1898 illustrated album of horse-race scenes by Otto Eerelman included lithographs made by Schoenbeck, showing how his skills as an artist and horse specialist reinforced each other.