Bibliothèque mondiale du cheval

« Stubbs was for too long under-valued by the label Mr Stubbs the Horse Painter . He is now recognised as deserving an equal place with his contemporaries Gainsborough and Reynolds in the foremost rank of British art. He is the most original and searching of all animal painters, whether his subject is a broodmare and foal, a monkey or a poodle in a punt; he is also a realistic and perceptive portraitist of human beings, as much a master of the art of class distinction in eighteenth-century England as he is of the anatomy of the horse. Above all, he is a master of design, able to translate faithful observations from nature into unforgettable images. This is by far the most fully illustrated book on Stubbs available. All the works in the George Stubbs exhibition of 1984-5 are reproduced in colour, including some which have never before reproduced, and focusing on many fascinating details in Stubbs’s work. » Présentation de l’éditeur (1985)