Epic Struggle in Romantic Oil Painting

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An oil painting with a dramatic and dynamic composition inspired by Romanticism, showcasing a scene of peril and struggle involving a group of figures and a horse. On the left, a muscular, bare-chested man with wild, dark hair and a beard, raises his right arm with an open hand, his left arm wrapped around the neck of a frightened horse. He sits atop what appears to be a stone structure, possibly a wall or cliff, and is wearing blue and red drapery that flows around him and the horse. The horse, a light brown color with a white blaze, is rearing up or struggling, its head turned towards the right. Its mouth is slightly open, revealing teeth. Blue and red fabrics are also draped over the horse's back and head, contributing to the sense of movement.

To the right of the horse, a woman in a vibrant orange dress with ruffled sleeves and intricate gold jewellery around her neck and wrists, extends her left arm towards the viewer and looks directly at the viewer with a surprised or distressed expression. Her right arm is raised, holding onto green flowing fabric. Her dark hair is adorned with small red flowers.

Note: This is derived from a nineteenth century painting entitled The Death of Mosses but it is thrown into a blender with various other unrelated thing up to Long Peace Street in Beijing. Long Peace was the name of one of the ancient capitols of China in the Han dynasty.