George Stubbs

(1724–1806) brittisk målare

George Stubbs (United Kingdom, 1724–1806) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, George Stubbs belongs to the chapter ‘Rococo’ in this site’s history of art.

George Stubbs was born in Liverpool and died in London. George Stubbs worked in Rome, Leeds, London, and Wigan. Wikidata associates George Stubbs with Romanticism. George Stubbs became a member of Royal Academy of Arts.

The best-known works include ‘Whistlejacket’ and ‘A Lion Attacking a Horse’. The works belong mainly to the genres genre painting, history painting, and landscape painting. The catalogue has 164 works by George Stubbs with free images. The dated works span the years 1746–1922. Works by George Stubbs are held by several collections, among them Yale Center for British Art, Royal Collection, Tate, and Walker Art Gallery. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘Romanticism’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Richard Wilson, James Stuart, Joshua Reynolds, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin, and Per Krafft den äldre.

• Rococo
• Whistlejacket
• Lejon anfaller en häst
• The Kongouro from New Holland
• Ston och föl i flodlandskap
• Haymakers