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looking for information on artist and date of these...any help appreciated.

First picture,
This is a 20th C. copy of a famous picture from the Beijin Palace Museum

The reading of inscription,
韓滉文苑圖　Han Huang, Wen Court Picture

Han Huang (723-787) was a chancellor under the reign of Emperor Dezhong. He was talented in painting as well.
丁亥御札　　Year of Pig (747) caption
Beside of the painter's seal there are 3 more
seals from Emperor Qianglong.

Second Picture (Horseman)
The seal reads,
乾陸辟畫　Qian Lupi Picure
(Unknown artist)

With regards,
I.Nagy

These are both reproductions. The picture of the four scholars is in the Palace Museum, Beijing. It is probably a Northern Song copy of a Five Dynasties painting. The inscription on the painting by the last Northern Song emperor attributes it to Five Dynasties painter Han Hun. More recently it is linked to a different Five Dynasties painter, Zhou Wenju. Your copy leaves out a lot of detail though; compare it to this enlargeable image of the painting:

http://img2.scimg.cn/userupload/zlk/uploads/200907/1248070632Hbelkn9G.jpg

The horse and rider is a reproduction of a wall painting that is within the tomb of the Tang dynasty prince Zhanghuai (aka Li Xian), one of several figures buried within the larger Qianling mausoleum complex at Xian.

oops, Han Huang is correct as I. Nagy points out, there is no Han Hun

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