Neoclassicism and Romanticism

 

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George Stubbs



 

George Stubbs

(b Liverpool, 25 Aug 1724; d London, 10 July 1806).

English painter, draughtsman and printmaker. His study of anatomy enabled him to paint horses, dogs and wild animals with unsurpassed truth to nature, while his innate sense of design enabled him to achieve graceful, rhythmic compositions. His contemporary reputation was chiefly based on portraits of horses and dogs; but he also painted human portraits, conversation pieces and imaginative subjects with animals. His keen empirical instinct led him to experiment with enamel painting and to the perfection of a fastidiously beautiful mixed-method printmaking technique.

 

Whistlejacket
1761-62
Oil on canvas, 325 x 259 cm
Private collection


 

The Grosvenor Hunt


 

Self-Portrait