George Stubbs And The Wide Creation
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George Stubbs And The Wide Creation by Robin Blake
George Stubbs was far more than a great portraitist of horses; as this fascinating book shows, he was a painter and printmaker on a par with his contemporaries Hogarth, Reynolds and Gainsborough. An artist-scientist in the mould of Leonardo da Vinci, Stubbs tirelessly studied and explored the natural world, and looked for new ways of representing it. Born in Liverpool, the son of a tradesman who dealt in leather, he was entirely self-taught and at first struggled in obscurity as a northern provincial painter. His breakthough was his remarkable investigation of The Anatomy of the Horse, published in 1766, which led to his employment by some of the most powerful men of the Georgian era. This book reveals the networks of patronage and friendship through which Stubbs worked, and makes many unexpected connections.
Robin Blake is a full-time writer whose books include Anthony Van Dyck: a Life, 1599-1641 (1999) and Essential Modern Art (2001). He lives in London
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| ISBN 13 | 9780701173050 |
| ISBN 10 | 070117305X |
| Title | George Stubbs And The Wide Creation |
| Author | Robin Blake |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2005-06-23 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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