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George Stubbs

1724 - 1806

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George Stubbs (25 August 1724 – 10 July 1806) was an English painter, best known for his paintings of horses. Self-trained, Stubbs learnt his skills independently from other great artists of the 18th century such as Joshua Reynolds and Thomas Gainsborough. Stubbs' output includes history paintings, but his greatest skill was in painting animals (such as horses, dogs and lions), perhaps influenced by his love and study of anatomy. His series of paintings on the theme of a lion attacking a horse are early and significant examples of the Romantic movement that emerged in the late 18th century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Stubbs is the 800th most popular painter (up from 816th in 2019), the 1,833rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,600th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular British Painter.

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Among painters, George Stubbs ranks 800 out of 2,023. Before him are Adriaen van de Velde, Heinrich Aldegrever, Franz von Lenbach, Spinello Aretino, John Martin, and Adam Frans van der Meulen. After him are Pedro Américo, John William Godward, Antoine Wiertz, Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Andrea Sacchi, and Heinrich Hofmann.

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Among people born in 1724, George Stubbs ranks 17. Before him are Peter von Biron, Princess Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Franz Aepinus, Eva Ekeblad, and Johann Nepomuk Karl, Prince of Liechtenstein. After him are Franz Anton Maulbertsch, Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, Claude Balbastre, William, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe, Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Ebersdorf, and John Smeaton. Among people deceased in 1806, George Stubbs ranks 30. Before him are George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, Pavel Tsitsianov, Vicente Martín y Soler, John Breckinridge, Prince Francis Xavier of Saxony, and Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen. After him are Federico Gravina, Horatio Gates, Eugenios Voulgaris, Fra Diavolo, Charlotte Smith, and Michael von Melas.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Stubbs ranks 1,833 out of 8,785. Before him are Timothy Spall (1957), John Martin (1789), Ælle of Sussex (500), Stevie Young (1956), Jeff Lynne (1947), and Rhys Ifans (1967). After him are Marjorie Boulton (1924), Edward Frankland (1825), Ken Matthews (1934), Harry Seeley (1839), John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury (1384), and Kay Parker (1944).

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Among PAINTERS In United Kingdom

Among painters born in United Kingdom, George Stubbs ranks 23. Before him are Thomas Lawrence (1769), Joseph Wright of Derby (1734), Edmund Leighton (1852), Jack Butler Yeats (1871), Thomas Cole (1801), and John Martin (1789). After him are John William Godward (1861), Arthur Rackham (1867), James Gillray (1756), Evelyn De Morgan (1855), Pieter de Molijn (1595), and Richard Parkes Bonington (1801).

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