George Stubbs

George Stubbs: Born: 25 August, 1724, Liverpool, England.

Stubbs was basically self-taught.

Earliest surviving works are 18 plates etched for Dr. John Burton's Essay Towards a Complete New System of Midwifery (1751).

Moved to London in 1760.

Stubbs established himself as a leading painter of portraits of horses.

The Anatomical Works of George Stubbs was published in 1975.