Stubbs’s anatomical drawings launched his career as a painter of thoroughbred horses for wealthy patrons. These were, in effect, a form of portraiture, at a time when portrait-painting was one ...

Though he completed fewer than 400 paintings over his entire career, Stubbs’ skill meant he developed a reputation for his depictions of animals, and horses in particular. His painting of a ...

The horse is set against a dimly lit rural ... Born in 1724, in Liverpool, Stubbs taught himself how to paint by studying the other great artists of his day, and rose to fame specifically for ...

Equally, Stubbs may have had the opportunity to study the animal, and decided to paint it, knowing that a variety of clients were likely to be interested by such a work. The painting used to be ...

The Marquess had asked Stubbs to capture in oils his favourite horses and dogs. One of them was his favourite racehorse ...

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