Whistlejacket
Aristocrats didn't just commission portraits of themselves and their families. They also commissioned portraits of their beloved horses. In the 18th century, the man for the job was George Stubbs, a Liverpudlian painter with a fondness for these magnificent animals, which he perfectly captured in his pictures. Here are a few examples:
Bay Horse With A Groom
Captain Samuel Sharpe Pocklington With His Wife Pleasance And His Sister Frances
Countess Of Conings By Livery Of Charlton
George IV When Prince Of Wales
Horse And Rider
William Banderson With Two Saddle Horses
Baron De Robeck Riding A Bay Hunter
Joseph Smyth Esq Lieutenant Of Whittlebury Forest
Mares & Foals
Wedgwood And His Family
John and Sophia Musters Riding At Colwick Hall
The Phaeton Of The Prince Of Wales
Bay Horse And White Dog
Molly Long Legs With Her Jockey