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GEORGE STUBBS

B()rn in lit.-"-p"d,

ron of a curri..-

Pupil <f Huml"

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P()rtrai,i" in

R()rrlm-n England

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Grorg' by

Mary Spro",-

Famil), lit·" on

fa,m in R()rtb<rn

England

;\10'" '" Lond"".

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'rom'"",';"" '

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Acaduny

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co,"mirriom fum

Prin"ofJl:'I,s

Oi" in lilnd""

,\Lores ~ntl F",,[s in a Ri,-er Lontl<;c-~fM' (d''''if) (I 76j..(iS)

SrubbJ mad< a "ri" of "udi" <f brood mar" and foal, "' agai"-" a

t-ari,fJ' _fbaaground" /rom "-"<XJd, '" m""maim. Hi, ''1'"' """"'mical

kR(),;:{,dg< mnb/,d bim to P"" tb< him« (Om'i1l<ingl), in a pJ,tHing

dmgn. H, usuall), painud tb< ""imaiJ jim and ,bro jiU,d in ,b<

mrro"nding landJ<ap' fum bi, imagiRll,ioo

G

co'g.: Stubbs had a p.ssion fo'

an. n""y, both human .nd anim.1. II"

,,,,,,,i,.cd linl" ~,,",.I ,uining bu,

knL· ... enough of 'he subje<1 to ,e""h i, to

m"li",,1 stu,k:nlS while in York: .nd in I iSl , he

illu>tr.llI:d Dr Joiu, Runo.,'. &my 7i";:anir Q

C(Jmpk" Nn:> S)"i"," <f ilfidl::iftrt. Hun(lfl " .....

notnrious J.""hitc, which, by .>.«lein.lfl, amId

<:X1~.in Stu""" (~,~b:: of the I h,..,,·cri,.,s .nd his

l,ruklflg<,1 ",fusal of {lJl1unissilfl.< from ( "">rgt: R.

Stubbs' cxquisitc .natomical drl ... ing'

form,,1 the b"-';s of his exp"rtise ... horse

p,inte,. For eightcen months he ,cnted •

rL,,\01I: Li.-.::,~nshin: f.nnho"", wherc he ",ukl

work undi"urb"d, dissc<1ing 'pecimens to

di"""", the IUn<1i(lfl of e,"'y boro: and mu>cle.

' Inis led to his publi""tio., ofTb< AlUl""ny <ftb<

H""" which b-c""mc • m'jor rek:ren"" for

artists .nd n,,-urllists.

In tho." days, horse p'inting. WC'" rlnk,,1

lower th.n landscap<s. Yct, with. eirclc of

",,,~lth)' P"""'" Stubbs kCJ. bu<}' enough,

Iniming ,,~, ra""h'l<sc, foo-.riStoC",tic OwntrS

.nd b",,,ler. ",ho " ... nt,,1 a pi<1o.-ial ",,,,,,I to

"""'."p'ny thei, stud I)(. ,k I .. tings. And ,.her

"""missions f(~lo".ed fo' famili". I'(.,ing in

thei, ho.-st:-drlwn ""rri'g<s.

Stubb •• Iso L-nj'l)'cd p.inting. ,·"i<1y of wild

.nim.ls, including lim., tigers, gi .. ffes,

m().,k,,}s and ,hi,..,,,,,,,,s, ",hich he ohscn-<,l in

fa<hion.l~e I" i, ... te mcn.getie •. 1-1" on""

t",,'elled to ,\lorocco, ".h"", he ",itne>.",d "

fir., h.nd a lim St:l Ilcing a h'l<sc.

M.ny of Stub"'" p;Ctu"'S ""'" eX"""lI:d in

thin oils and exist no,,' in a rlther frlgile

",ndition. IlowL'Ve" ll"lSt .n: still p,i,'''.::Iy

o"'n,,1 by thc familics f(l< ",holll they wen:

'l<igin.lly p.int,,].