Baronet

by George Stubbs, George Townly Stubbs

$3,750 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

A lively portrait of the Prince of Wales's famous racehorse Baronet, by the master equine painter George Stubbs. George Stubbs is considered one of the greatest English painters. His ingenious animal and sporting pictures remain unrivalled in their passionate depiction of emotion and their commitment to naturalistic observation. Stubbs was briefly apprenticed to the painter Hamlet Winstanley, a relationship that quickly ended, leaving the young artist to his own tuition. In

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