Stubbs at flay

GEORGE STUBBS WAS BORN 300 Stubbs, however, deserves better: he was, after all, one of the eighteenth century’s greatest portraitists — of people as well as animals; a naturalist; a chronicler of rural life; and a subtle interpreter of the interactions between classes. APOCRYPHALLY, STUBBS WAS RUN OUT OF HORKSTOW BY VILLAGERS WHO ACCUSED HIM OF NECROMANCY Above all he was a natural scientist who was determined to “look into nature for himself and consult and study her only”. In his dedication to uncovering what went on beneath the skin he was closer to Leonardo than any other British artist. Indeed, Stubbs was familiar with the subcutaneous world from his childhood. As the son of a Liverpool currier he was used to seeing skin stripped from animals and, working with…

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