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1724-1806
English Romanticism Painter
George Stubbs was an English painter and anatomist, born on August 25, 1724, in Liverpool, England. He is best known for his exceptional paintings of animals, particularly horses, which showcased his remarkable skill in capturing anatomical accuracy and naturalistic depictions. Stubbs' works not only celebrated the beauty of animals but also contributed to scientific understanding and the field of veterinary anatomy.
Stubbs initially had an interest in art and anatomy from a young age. He studied human anatomy and dissection at York Hospital and attended classes at the Academy of St. Martin's in London. His meticulous study of anatomy laid the foundation for his later paintings, as he sought to understand the structure and movement of animals with scientific precision.
In the 1750s, Stubbs began to focus on equestrian subjects, becoming the leading painter of horses in 18th-century England. His paintings portrayed horses in various poses and situations, including racing, hunting, and portraiture. Stubbs had a deep understanding of equine anatomy, and his attention to detail and accuracy set him apart from his contemporaries.
Stubbs' groundbreaking approach to depicting animals involved direct observation and dissection. He studied and sketched animal carcasses to gain a thorough understanding of their internal structures. His ability to accurately depict muscles, bones, and other anatomical details in his paintings showcased his scientific approach to art.
In addition to horses, Stubbs also painted other animals, including dogs, lions, tigers, and exotic creatures. His works captured the essence of these animals, their natural behavior, and the landscapes in which they lived. Stubbs often portrayed animals in their natural habitats, emphasizing their individuality and unique personalities.
Apart from his animal paintings, Stubbs also explored other genres, including portraits and landscapes. His portraiture work included human subjects, as well as famous racehorses and their owners. Stubbs' attention to detail and ability to capture the likeness of both animals and people made his portraits highly sought after.
Stubbs' contributions to the understanding of animal anatomy went beyond his art. In 1766, he published "The Anatomy of the Horse," a groundbreaking scientific work that became a standard reference for veterinarians and anatomists. The book included detailed engravings based on his dissections and observations, further demonstrating his commitment to combining art and science.
George Stubbs' work had a lasting impact on both the art world and the field of veterinary science. His precise anatomical renderings and naturalistic depictions of animals set new standards in animal painting. Today, his works can be found in major museums and art collections worldwide, and his legacy as a master of animal painting and scientific observation continues to be celebrated.
Stubbs initially had an interest in art and anatomy from a young age. He studied human anatomy and dissection at York Hospital and attended classes at the Academy of St. Martin's in London. His meticulous study of anatomy laid the foundation for his later paintings, as he sought to understand the structure and movement of animals with scientific precision.
In the 1750s, Stubbs began to focus on equestrian subjects, becoming the leading painter of horses in 18th-century England. His paintings portrayed horses in various poses and situations, including racing, hunting, and portraiture. Stubbs had a deep understanding of equine anatomy, and his attention to detail and accuracy set him apart from his contemporaries.
Stubbs' groundbreaking approach to depicting animals involved direct observation and dissection. He studied and sketched animal carcasses to gain a thorough understanding of their internal structures. His ability to accurately depict muscles, bones, and other anatomical details in his paintings showcased his scientific approach to art.
In addition to horses, Stubbs also painted other animals, including dogs, lions, tigers, and exotic creatures. His works captured the essence of these animals, their natural behavior, and the landscapes in which they lived. Stubbs often portrayed animals in their natural habitats, emphasizing their individuality and unique personalities.
Apart from his animal paintings, Stubbs also explored other genres, including portraits and landscapes. His portraiture work included human subjects, as well as famous racehorses and their owners. Stubbs' attention to detail and ability to capture the likeness of both animals and people made his portraits highly sought after.
Stubbs' contributions to the understanding of animal anatomy went beyond his art. In 1766, he published "The Anatomy of the Horse," a groundbreaking scientific work that became a standard reference for veterinarians and anatomists. The book included detailed engravings based on his dissections and observations, further demonstrating his commitment to combining art and science.
George Stubbs' work had a lasting impact on both the art world and the field of veterinary science. His precise anatomical renderings and naturalistic depictions of animals set new standards in animal painting. Today, his works can be found in major museums and art collections worldwide, and his legacy as a master of animal painting and scientific observation continues to be celebrated.
125 George Stubbs Paintings
William Anderson with Two Saddled Horses 1793
Oil Painting
$1097
$1097
Canvas Print
$49.87
$49.87
SKU: STG-3066
George Stubbs
Original Size: 102.2 x 127.9 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
George Stubbs
Original Size: 102.2 x 127.9 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
John and Sophia Musters Out Riding at Colwick Hall 1777
Oil Painting
$1414
$1414
Canvas Print
$56.61
$56.61
SKU: STG-3067
George Stubbs
Original Size: 100.4 x 124 cm
Private Collection
George Stubbs
Original Size: 100.4 x 124 cm
Private Collection
A Gentleman driving a Lady in a Phaeton 1787
Oil Painting
$1507
$1507
Canvas Print
$75.14
$75.14
SKU: STG-3068
George Stubbs
Original Size: 82.5 x 101.6 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom
George Stubbs
Original Size: 82.5 x 101.6 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom
The Prince of Wales's Phaeton 1793
Oil Painting
$1592
$1592
Canvas Print
$59.64
$59.64
SKU: STG-3069
George Stubbs
Original Size: 102.2 x 128.3 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
George Stubbs
Original Size: 102.2 x 128.3 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
Laetitia, Lady Lade 1793
Oil Painting
$1461
$1461
Canvas Print
$49.87
$49.87
SKU: STG-3070
George Stubbs
Original Size: 102.5 x 128.2 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
George Stubbs
Original Size: 102.5 x 128.2 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
Mares and Foals under an Oak Tree 1773
Oil Painting
$1649
$1649
SKU: STG-3071
George Stubbs
Original Size: 82 x 101 cm
Private Collection
George Stubbs
Original Size: 82 x 101 cm
Private Collection
Lord Grosvenor's Arabian with a Groom c.1765
Oil Painting
$1913
$1913
Canvas Print
$62.94
$62.94
SKU: STG-3072
George Stubbs
Original Size: 99.3 x 83.5 cm
Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, USA
George Stubbs
Original Size: 99.3 x 83.5 cm
Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, USA
The Marquess of Rockingham's 'Scrub' 1762
Oil Painting
$1414
$1414
Canvas Print
$51.86
$51.86
SKU: STG-3073
George Stubbs
Original Size: 101.5 x 127 cm
Private Collection
George Stubbs
Original Size: 101.5 x 127 cm
Private Collection
A Grey Stallion In a Landscape c.1765
Oil Painting
$1342
$1342
SKU: STG-3074
George Stubbs
Original Size: 63.5 x 72.4 cm
Private Collection
George Stubbs
Original Size: 63.5 x 72.4 cm
Private Collection
Whistlejacket 1762
Oil Painting
$1468
$1468
Canvas Print
$62.94
$62.94
SKU: STG-3075
George Stubbs
Original Size: 292 x 246.4 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom
George Stubbs
Original Size: 292 x 246.4 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom
A Gentleman on a Grey Horse 1781
Oil Painting
$1150
$1150
Canvas Print
$54.03
$54.03
SKU: STG-3076
George Stubbs
Original Size: 59.5 x 71 cm
Private Collection
George Stubbs
Original Size: 59.5 x 71 cm
Private Collection
Hollyhock c.1765
Oil Painting
$1061
$1061
Canvas Print
$49.87
$49.87
SKU: STG-3077
George Stubbs
Original Size: 38.7 x 47.6 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
George Stubbs
Original Size: 38.7 x 47.6 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
Lustre, held by a Groom c.1760/62
Oil Painting
$1507
$1507
Canvas Print
$60.60
$60.60
SKU: STG-3078
George Stubbs
Original Size: 101.9 x 127 cm
Yale Center for British Art, Connecticut, USA
George Stubbs
Original Size: 101.9 x 127 cm
Yale Center for British Art, Connecticut, USA
Two Gentlemen Going a Shooting 1767
Oil Painting
$1626
$1626
Canvas Print
$60.05
$60.05
SKU: STG-3079
George Stubbs
Original Size: 101.6 x 127.2 cm
Yale Center for British Art, Connecticut, USA
George Stubbs
Original Size: 101.6 x 127.2 cm
Yale Center for British Art, Connecticut, USA
Rhinoceros c.1790/91
Oil Painting
$999
$999
Canvas Print
$50.29
$50.29
SKU: STG-3080
George Stubbs
Original Size: 70 x 90.6 cm
Private Collection
George Stubbs
Original Size: 70 x 90.6 cm
Private Collection
'Dungannon', the property of Colonel O'Kelly 1793
Oil Painting
$1521
$1521
SKU: STG-3081
George Stubbs
Original Size: 99 x 126 cm
Private Collection
George Stubbs
Original Size: 99 x 126 cm
Private Collection
Stallions Fighting 1781
Oil Painting
$1611
$1611
Canvas Print
$49.87
$49.87
SKU: STG-3082
George Stubbs
Original Size: 73.7 x 94 cm
Private Collection
George Stubbs
Original Size: 73.7 x 94 cm
Private Collection
The Milbanke and Melbourne Families c.1769
Oil Painting
$2389
$2389
Canvas Print
$83.73
$83.73
SKU: STG-3083
George Stubbs
Original Size: 97.2 x 147.3 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom
George Stubbs
Original Size: 97.2 x 147.3 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Isabella Salstonstall as Spenser's 'Faerie Queene' 1782
Oil Painting
$1658
$1658
Canvas Print
$57.16
$57.16
SKU: STG-3084
George Stubbs
Original Size: 47.9 x 63.8 cm
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, United Kingdom
George Stubbs
Original Size: 47.9 x 63.8 cm
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, United Kingdom
A Lion Attacking a Horse c.1762
Oil Painting
$1368
$1368
Canvas Print
$57.03
$57.03
SKU: STG-11585
George Stubbs
Original Size: 243.8 x 333 cm
Yale Center for British Art, Connecticut, USA
George Stubbs
Original Size: 243.8 x 333 cm
Yale Center for British Art, Connecticut, USA
A Saddled Bay Hunter 1786
Oil Painting
$924
$924
Canvas Print
$49.87
$49.87
SKU: STG-11600
George Stubbs
Original Size: 37.8 x 48.2 cm
Private Collection
George Stubbs
Original Size: 37.8 x 48.2 cm
Private Collection
Two Bay Hunters by a Tree 1786
Oil Painting
$1130
$1130
Canvas Print
$49.87
$49.87
SKU: STG-11601
George Stubbs
Original Size: unknown
South African National Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
George Stubbs
Original Size: unknown
South African National Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
A Horse Frightened by a Lion c.1790/95
Oil Painting
$1435
$1435
Canvas Print
$50.85
$50.85
SKU: STG-11602
George Stubbs
Original Size: 70.5 x 104.1 cm
Yale Center for British Art, Connecticut, USA
George Stubbs
Original Size: 70.5 x 104.1 cm
Yale Center for British Art, Connecticut, USA
'Whistlejacket' and Two other Stallions with ... 1762
Oil Painting
$1542
$1542
Canvas Print
$49.87
$49.87
SKU: STG-11603
George Stubbs
Original Size: 99 x 187 cm
Private Collection
George Stubbs
Original Size: 99 x 187 cm
Private Collection
A Liver and White King Charles Spaniel in a ... 1776
Oil Painting
$1174
$1174
Canvas Print
$54.79
$54.79
SKU: STG-11604
George Stubbs
Original Size: 59.6 x 69.8 cm
Private Collection
George Stubbs
Original Size: 59.6 x 69.8 cm
Private Collection
Bulls Fighting 1786
Oil Painting
$1333
$1333
Canvas Print
$55.93
$55.93
SKU: STG-11605
George Stubbs
Original Size: 61.5 x 82.5 cm
Yale Center for British Art, Connecticut, USA
George Stubbs
Original Size: 61.5 x 82.5 cm
Yale Center for British Art, Connecticut, USA
Portrait of a Monkey 1774
Oil Painting
$1166
$1166
Canvas Print
$54.29
$54.29
SKU: STG-11606
George Stubbs
Original Size: 70.5 x 60.3 cm
Private Collection
George Stubbs
Original Size: 70.5 x 60.3 cm
Private Collection
Mares and Foals Beneath Large Oak Trees c.1764/68
Oil Painting
$1797
$1797
Canvas Print
$49.87
$49.87
SKU: STG-11607
George Stubbs
Original Size: 99 x 187 cm
Private Collection
George Stubbs
Original Size: 99 x 187 cm
Private Collection
Mares and Foals without a Background c.1762
Oil Painting
$1745
$1745
Canvas Print
$49.87
$49.87
SKU: STG-11608
George Stubbs
Original Size: 99 x 190.5 cm
Private Collection
George Stubbs
Original Size: 99 x 190.5 cm
Private Collection
'Gimcrack' 1770
Oil Painting
$1309
$1309
Canvas Print
$60.19
$60.19
SKU: STG-11609
George Stubbs
Original Size: 79.3 x 98.7 cm
Private Collection
George Stubbs
Original Size: 79.3 x 98.7 cm
Private Collection
A Phaeton with a Pair of Cream Ponies in the ... c.1780/85
Oil Painting
$1333
$1333
Canvas Print
$49.87
$49.87
SKU: STG-11610
George Stubbs
Original Size: 89.5 x 136 cm
Yale Center for British Art, Connecticut, USA
George Stubbs
Original Size: 89.5 x 136 cm
Yale Center for British Art, Connecticut, USA
A Water Spaniel 1769
Oil Painting
$1233
$1233
Canvas Print
$57.16
$57.16
SKU: STG-11611
George Stubbs
Original Size: 90.2 x 116.7 cm
Yale Center for British Art, Connecticut, USA
George Stubbs
Original Size: 90.2 x 116.7 cm
Yale Center for British Art, Connecticut, USA
A Grey and a Bay in a Landscape n.d.
Oil Painting
$1430
$1430
Canvas Print
$62.82
$62.82
SKU: STG-11612
George Stubbs
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
George Stubbs
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Rufus (Pangloss) c.1762/65
Oil Painting
$1313
$1313
Canvas Print
$53.90
$53.90
SKU: STG-11613
George Stubbs
Original Size: 64.5 x 77.2 cm
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana, USA
George Stubbs
Original Size: 64.5 x 77.2 cm
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana, USA
Mares and Foals Disturbed by an Approaching Storm c.1764/66
Oil Painting
$1961
$1961
Canvas Print
$49.87
$49.87
SKU: STG-11614
George Stubbs
Original Size: 99.1 x 188 cm
Private Collection
George Stubbs
Original Size: 99.1 x 188 cm
Private Collection
A Zebra 1763
Oil Painting
$1622
$1622
Canvas Print
$60.19
$60.19
SKU: STG-11615
George Stubbs
Original Size: 103 x 127.5 cm
Yale Center for British Art, Connecticut, USA
George Stubbs
Original Size: 103 x 127.5 cm
Yale Center for British Art, Connecticut, USA
A Horse Belonging to the Rt. Honourable Lord ... 1763
Oil Painting
$1668
$1668
SKU: STG-11616
George Stubbs
Original Size: 86 x 129 cm
Private Collection
George Stubbs
Original Size: 86 x 129 cm
Private Collection
Five Brood Mares n.d.
Oil Painting
$1806
$1806
Canvas Print
$49.87
$49.87
SKU: STG-11617
George Stubbs
Original Size: 99 x 188 cm
Private Collection
George Stubbs
Original Size: 99 x 188 cm
Private Collection
Freeman, the Earl of Clarendon's Gamekeeper with ... 1800
Oil Painting
$1473
$1473
Canvas Print
$60.46
$60.46
SKU: STG-11618
George Stubbs
Original Size: 101.6 x 127 cm
Yale Center for British Art, Connecticut, USA
George Stubbs
Original Size: 101.6 x 127 cm
Yale Center for British Art, Connecticut, USA
Tristram Shandy, a Bay Racehorse Held by a Groom ... c.1760
Oil Painting
$1611
$1611
Canvas Print
$51.99
$51.99
SKU: STG-11619
George Stubbs
Original Size: 101.6 x 127 cm
Private Collection
George Stubbs
Original Size: 101.6 x 127 cm
Private Collection
The Farmer's Wife and the Raven 1786
Oil Painting
$1432
$1432
Canvas Print
$51.67
$51.67
SKU: STG-11620
George Stubbs
Original Size: 67.2 x 98 cm
Yale Center for British Art, Connecticut, USA
George Stubbs
Original Size: 67.2 x 98 cm
Yale Center for British Art, Connecticut, USA
Brown and White Norfolk or Water Spaniel 1778
Oil Painting
$1745
$1745
Canvas Print
$63.21
$63.21
SKU: STG-11621
George Stubbs
Original Size: 80.6 x 97.2 cm
Yale Center for British Art, Connecticut, USA
George Stubbs
Original Size: 80.6 x 97.2 cm
Yale Center for British Art, Connecticut, USA
Hound Coursing a Stag c.1762
Oil Painting
$1489
$1489
Canvas Print
$60.19
$60.19
SKU: STG-11622
George Stubbs
Original Size: 100 x 125.7 cm
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania, USA
George Stubbs
Original Size: 100 x 125.7 cm
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania, USA
A Horse Affrighted by a Lion 1788
Paper Art Print
$47.49
$47.49
SKU: STG-11623
George Stubbs
Original Size: 22.7 x 31.7 cm
Yale Center for British Art, Connecticut, USA
George Stubbs
Original Size: 22.7 x 31.7 cm
Yale Center for British Art, Connecticut, USA
Two Hunters out at Grass 1789
Oil Painting
$1376
$1376
Canvas Print
$49.87
$49.87
SKU: STG-11624
George Stubbs
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
George Stubbs
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
The Duke of Marlborough's Bay Hunter, with a ... n.d.
Oil Painting
$1554
$1554
Canvas Print
$51.35
$51.35
SKU: STG-11625
George Stubbs
Original Size: 101.5 x 127 cm
Private Collection
George Stubbs
Original Size: 101.5 x 127 cm
Private Collection
Fanny, the Favourite Spaniel of Mrs. Musters, ... 1777
Oil Painting
$1029
$1029
Canvas Print
$63.49
$63.49
SKU: STG-11626
George Stubbs
Original Size: 59.6 x 69.8 cm
Private Collection
George Stubbs
Original Size: 59.6 x 69.8 cm
Private Collection
Fanny, a Brown and White Spaniel 1778
Oil Painting
$1209
$1209
SKU: STG-11627
George Stubbs
Original Size: 59.6 x 69.8 cm
Private Collection
George Stubbs
Original Size: 59.6 x 69.8 cm
Private Collection