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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...