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George Stubbs

George Stubbs

British, 1724–1806

WA-00022967

PrintmakingRomanticism

Representation

None documented

0

Institutional Exhibitions

43

Works in Collection

46

Assets Indexed

1

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0

Publications Referenced

80%

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ381728

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LocationArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (2)

Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/george-stubbs
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/george-stubbs
Tier 1 · Institutional85%

About

Why this artist matters now

George Stubbs was an English painter and anatomist renowned for his precisely observed paintings of horses, often set within refined landscapes or aristocratic settings. Working in the eighteenth century, he combined meticulous naturalism with classical composition, elevating the animal portrait to a form of high art. His anatomical studies, informed by direct dissection and skeletal analysis, distinguished his work from contemporary horse painters and established him as a master of equine representation. Stubbs also painted portraits and historical subjects, but his legacy rests primarily on paintings that married scientific accuracy with aristocratic sensibility.

Source: Christies Artsy · Trust score: 100% · Updated 1mo ago

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Romanticism

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art Tate

Canonical record

Artworks (43)

A Couple of Foxhounds

A Couple of Foxhounds

1792 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 1016 x 1270 mm frame: 1180 x 1440 x 115 mm

Reapers

1791 · stipple and roulette on laid paper

sheet: 48.26 × 68.58 cm (19 × 27 in.), trimmed to platemark

National Gallery of Art

Reapers

1791 · Engraving on paper

image: 482 x 685 mm

Hay-Makers

1791 · Stipple engraving, with roulette, on ivory laid paper

Image/plate: 48.4 × 68.5 cm (19 1/16 × 27 in.); Sheet: 53.7 × 71.3 cm (21 3/16 × 28 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A Sleeping Leopard

1791 · Soft-ground etching with roulette work; second state of two

7 1/8 x 9 5/16 in. (18.1 x 23.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Labourers

1789 · mezzotint

National Gallery of Art

Labourers

1789 · Engraving on paper

image: 530 x 707 mm

Labourers

1789 · Etching, with stipple engraving, roulette, rocker and burnishing, on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 52.6 × 70 cm (20 3/4 × 27 9/16 in.); Sheet: 55.5 × 72.2 cm (21 7/8 × 28 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A Lion Resting on a Rock

A Lion Resting on a Rock

1788 · Engraving on paper

image: 227 x 314 mm

A Horse Attacked by a Lion (A Lion Devouring a Horse)

A Horse Attacked by a Lion (A Lion Devouring a Horse)

1788 · Etching on paper

image: 250 x 335 mm

A Foxhound

1788 · Engraving on paper

image: 92 x 115 mm

A Foxhound Viewed from Behind

A Foxhound Viewed from Behind

1788 · Engraving on paper

image: 84 x 107 mm

Liggende tijger en slapend jachtluipaard

Liggende tijger en slapend jachtluipaard

1788 · soft-ground etching on paper

width: 326 cm, height: 252 cm

A Horse Attacked by a Lion

A Horse Attacked by a Lion

1788 · etching and engraving

Cleveland Museum of Art

A Tyger (A Recumbent Leopard by a Tree)

A Tyger (A Recumbent Leopard by a Tree)

1788 · Etching with roulette in black on off-white wove paper

Sheet: 25.6 × 32.8 cm (10 1/8 × 12 15/16 in.); Image: 22.5 × 31.3 cm (8 7/8 × 12 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A Horse Affrighted at a Lion

1788 · Etching with roulette work; third state of three

sheet: 9 7/8 x 12 in. (25.1 x 30.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Lion (A Lion Resting on a Rock)

1788 · Etching with roulette work; only state

13 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (33.7 x 26.0 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dog (A Foxhound Viewed from Behind)

1788 · Roulette work with etching; first and only state

4 1/8 x 5 in. (10.5 x 12.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Tyger (A Recumbent Leopard by a Tree)

1788 · Etching with roulette work; first and only state

10 x 13 in. (25.4 x 33.0 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bay Hunter by a Lake

Bay Hunter by a Lake

1787 · Oil paint on oak

support: 905 x 1372 mm

Reapers

1785 · Oil paint on wood

support: 899 x 1368 mm

Haymakers

1785 · Oil paint on wood

support: 895 x 1353 mm

Portrait of a Young Gentleman Out Shooting

Portrait of a Young Gentleman Out Shooting

1781 · Enamel paint on Wedgwood biscuit earthenware

support: 457 x 622 mm

White Poodle in a Punt

White Poodle in a Punt

1780 · oil on canvas

overall: 127 x 101.5 cm (50 x 39 15/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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Artwork sources (6)

43 published of 43 catalogued · 35 with image

Tate
23 published23 img
Art Institute Chicago
7 published6 img
The Met
7 published
Nga
4 published4 img
Rijksmuseum
1 published1 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

10 entries · 1 sources

Liggende tijger en slapend jachtluipaard
1788 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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A Horse Attacked by a Lion
1788 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Mother and Child
1774 · Tate · 1 prov
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Horse Devoured by a Lion
1763 · Tate · 1 prov
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Horse Frightened by a Lion
1763 · Tate · 1 prov
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A Horse Attacked by a Lion (A Lion Devouring a Horse)
1788 · Tate · 1 prov
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Haymakers
1785 · Tate · 1 prov
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Leopards at Play
1780 · Tate · 1 prov
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Newmarket Heath, with a Rubbing-Down House
1765 · Tate · 1 prov
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Labourers
1789 · Tate · 1 prov
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A Horse Frightened by a Lion (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

A Horse Frightened by a Lion (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

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6

Movements1

Collections5

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art Tate Christie's

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

National Gallery of Art

In collection

Tate

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