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Park Phaeton with a Pair of Cream Ponies - George Stubbs
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Descripción
A precise equestrian study by George Stubbs, featuring a pair of cream ponies pulling a park phaeton, attended by a stable lad and his dog.
George Stubbs remains the pre-eminent painter of animals in the eighteenth century. His work is defined by a rigorous anatomical precision, informed by his own dissections and scientific study. In this composition, he depicts a park phaeton, a light, open carriage popular among the landed gentry for driving in private grounds. The pair of cream-coloured ponies, known as Cream Ponies or Hanoverian Creams, are rendered with careful attention to their musculature and coat texture. They stand in profile, harnessed to the carriage, while a young stable lad holds their reins. A small dog accompanies the group, adding a sense of domestic scale to the scene.
The setting is a quiet, wooded parkland, typical of the English country estates where such vehicles were used. Stubbs employs a restrained palette, allowing the pale tones of the horses to contrast against the dark, dense foliage of the trees. The light is soft, suggesting a late afternoon, which casts gentle shadows across the path. Unlike many of his contemporaries who favoured dramatic action, Stubbs often chose moments of stillness. This allows the viewer to observe the relationship between the animals and their handler. The carriage itself is painted with technical accuracy, showing the craftsmanship of the period. This work reflects the artist's ability to balance the demands of portraiture with the natural history of the animals he painted. It is a calm, measured observation of rural life and the status associated with fine carriage horses during the late Georgian era.
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- Tamaños de papel: A4, A3, A2, A1, A0 y B2 (50×70 cm)
- Lienzo: XS (20×30 cm) a grande (60×90 cm)
- Marcos: negro, madera natural, madera oscura o blanco
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Park Phaeton with a Pair of Cream Ponies - George Stubbs
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Desde £28.00 GBP
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Fine Art Poster / A4 (21x29.7 cm) / -
Artist Biography
George Stubbs
Stubbs painted a horse being attacked by a lion and it became the most reproduced image in eighteenth-century British art. He painted the subject at least seventeen times. He had never seen a lion attack a horse. He had seen a classical sculpture of the subject in Rome and decided it was worth repeating.
He was born in Liverpool, the son of a currier (a leather worker). He was largely self-taught. In his twenties he spent eighteen months in a farmhouse in Horkstow, Lincolnshire, dissecting horses. He suspended the carcasses from the ceiling using hooks and pulleys, peeled back the layers of skin and muscle, and drew every stage. The results were published as The Anatomy of the Horse (1766), one of the most accurate anatomical studies ever produced by an artist. The book established his reputation.
His horse portraits are commissioned works: wealthy landowners wanted their racehorses painted. Stubbs obliged, but his understanding of equine anatomy gave the paintings a presence that other sporting painters could not match. Whistlejacket, a life-size portrait of a chestnut stallion rearing against a plain background, is among the most striking animal paintings ever made. There is no landscape, no rider, no context. Just the horse.
He also painted dogs, exotic animals (a zebra, a rhinoceros, a moose), and rural scenes with labourers and haymakers. He experimented with enamel painting on ceramic tablets made by Josiah Wedgwood. He was elected to the Royal Academy but refused to submit a diploma piece, which meant he was never made a full Academician. He died in 1806, at eighty-one.
He was born in Liverpool, the son of a currier (a leather worker). He was largely self-taught. In his twenties he spent eighteen months in a farmhouse in Horkstow, Lincolnshire, dissecting horses. He suspended the carcasses from the ceiling using hooks and pulleys, peeled back the layers of skin and muscle, and drew every stage. The results were published as The Anatomy of the Horse (1766), one of the most accurate anatomical studies ever produced by an artist. The book established his reputation.
His horse portraits are commissioned works: wealthy landowners wanted their racehorses painted. Stubbs obliged, but his understanding of equine anatomy gave the paintings a presence that other sporting painters could not match. Whistlejacket, a life-size portrait of a chestnut stallion rearing against a plain background, is among the most striking animal paintings ever made. There is no landscape, no rider, no context. Just the horse.
He also painted dogs, exotic animals (a zebra, a rhinoceros, a moose), and rural scenes with labourers and haymakers. He experimented with enamel painting on ceramic tablets made by Josiah Wedgwood. He was elected to the Royal Academy but refused to submit a diploma piece, which meant he was never made a full Academician. He died in 1806, at eighty-one.
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