| George Stubbs was the son of a currier and leather merchanta, a self taught artist born in Liverpool in 1724, moving to London in 1759. He was one of the first artists of his time to consider animals as a worthy subject to draw and was most famous for his drawings of horses, although he was known to draw other animals including lions, tigers, giraffes, monkeys, and rhinoceroses. With the help of his common-law wife Mary Spencer, George dissected horses on a table in his rented farmhouse. He lived in this farmhouse for 18 months in the years of 1756 and 57. In 1966 he published The anatomy of the Horse, which would have not been possible in that day and age without such dissection. The origional drawings are on display in the Royal Academy.  |
The Study of Muscles: Ecorche Drawing Seen from the Flank, from the 13th Anatomical Table, from the... Stubbs, George (1724-1806) |
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The Study of Muscles: Frontal and Rear Views, from the 13th Anatomical Table, from the "Anatomy of... Stubbs, George (1724-1806) |
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Mares and Foals Beneath Large Oak Trees, c.1764-68 (oil on canvas) Stubbs, George (1724-1806) George was known to first draw his subject, the horses, then draw a suitable background in some of his pictures. |
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| "Whistlejacket" and two other Stallions with Simon Cobb, the Groom, 1762 (oil on canvas) Stubbs, George (1724-1806) |
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