Taylor published the seminal catalogue, Stubbs
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
Figure timeline
George Stubbs
George Stubbs was an English painter, best known for his paintings of horses. Self-trained, Stubbs learnt his skills independently from other great artists of the 18th century such as Joshua Reynolds and Thomas Gainsborough. Stubbs' output includes history paintings, but his greatest skill was in painting animals, perhaps influenced by his love and study of anatomy. His series of paintings on the…
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
culture · British painter (1724–1806) · painter · non-fiction writer · draftsperson · printmaker · also George Stubbs, R. A. George Stubbs, George Stubs, G. Stubbs, Stubs, geo stubbs
Born 25 August 1724 · Died 10 July 1806 · Q381728
7 published statements · 0 followers
See & hear
Photos & media
8 photos
Media from Wikimedia Commons, hotlinked at the source under its own licence — see each file for author and terms.
Live now
In the news
Pulling headlines from trusted outlets — this usually takes a few seconds
Checking the wires…
Feed scan
These are live links, not archived citations — they only join the timeline once a collect run verifies and archives them.
Live pulse
Recent highlights
Most recent outstanding titles, awards, and quotes
- Update
- Update
1971· 1 entry
1965· 1 entry
Produced a rather persuasive argument that Stubbs in fact never traveled to Africa, and the actual inspiration for the painting was an antique sculpture he had seen in a well documented 1754 stay in Rome
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1959· 1 entry
Mellon and Taylor first met and bonded over their appreciation of Stubbs
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1955· 1 entry
By Pelican Press to write the book Animal Painting in England – From Barlow to Landseer, which included a large segment on Stubbs
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1808· 1 entry
And reiterate often for well over a century and a half
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1806· 1 entry
Died 1806-07-10.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #death
1724· 1 entry
Born 1724-08-25.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #birth