From 12 March to 31 Could 2026, the Nationwide Gallery presents a brand new exhibition dedicated to George Stubbs (1724–1806).
Supply: Nationwide Gallery · Picture: George Stubbs, ‘Scrub, a bay horse belonging to the Marquess of Rockingham’, about 1762. Non-public Assortment
The one life-size horse portrait by Stubbs nonetheless in a personal assortment, and solely as soon as earlier than seen on public show, ‘Scrub, a bay horse belonging to the Marquess of Rockingham’ (about 1762) will probably be joined within the exhibition by different work and works on paper by Stubbs.
Guests will even have the ability to draw comparisons with the artist’s masterpiece Whistlejacket (about 1762), within the Nationwide Gallery’s assortment, which will probably be on show close by in Room 34. The 2 equine portraits have been painted in the identical 12 months for the Marquess of Rockingham (1730–82), who owned each of those former racehorses. He would subsequently resolve to not buy the portray of Scrub.
These two work are two of the primary massive as life portraits of horses depicted with no human presence in British artwork and present how within the second half of the 18th-century Stubbs would change equine portray for future generations by means of his eager statement and anatomical research. The exhibition will give attention to the creation of Scrub, and can contextualise the fee by means of two important tasks undertaken by the artist the place the horse is the topic.
