George Stubbs
(1724-1806), Painter and anatomistMid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 9 portraits
Artist associated with 6 portraits
A superb animal painter and a penetrating portraitist, Stubbs is known for his Anatomy of a Horse, 1766, a series of magnificent engravings based on the dissections he carried out in a remote village in Lincolnshire. A friend of Josiah Wedgwood, Stubbs experimented with painting on alternative surfaces, including copper, porcelain and Wedgwood plaques.
after Ozias Humphry
watercolour and pencil, 1777-1779
NPG 1399
by D.P. Pariset, after Pierre-Étienne Falconet
stipple engraving, (1769)
NPG D6883
by D.P. Pariset, sold by Ryland and Bryer, sold by and after Pierre-Étienne Falconet
stipple engraving, (1769)
NPG D20153
by James Bretherton, after Thomas Orde-Powlett, 1st Baron Bolton
etching, 1773-1775
NPG D32108
by William Daniell, after George Dance
soft-ground etching, published 10 April 1802 (8 February 1794)
NPG D12105
by William Daniell, after George Dance
soft-ground etching, published 10 April 1802 (8 February 1794)
NPG D12218
by Henry Bone, after Ozias Humphry
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, 1810 (circa 1800)
NPG D17636
by D.P. Pariset, after Pierre-Étienne Falconet
stipple engraving, (1769)
NPG D6884
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