George Stubbs (1724–1806), an English artist famous for his portraits of thoroughbred race horses and for other animal paintings, was also the author of the illustrations and text of The Anatomy of the Horse, one of the truly remarkable anatomical studies of its subject. First published in 1766, Stubbs' work was based on numerous dissections, a practice far from generally accepted in his century. Stubbs' horses, shown in this edition on 36 large plates, are memorable for their uncanny life-like quality, nobility, and extreme anatomical precision.In this systematic study, Stubbs depicts the horse in three positions ― side, front, and back. He first presents the skeleton alone in each of these three positions, then devotes to each position five studies of layers of muscles, fascias, ligaments, nerves, arteries, veins, glands, and cartilages. Accompanying each of these eighteen etchings is a schematic etched outline with lettered parts that are keyed to the identifying text. The text is given both in Stubbs' original version and in a modernized version prepared in the Thirties by J. C. McCunn and C. W. Ottaway.

The Anatomy of the Horse (Dover Anatomy for Artists)

Arts & Photography

Stubbs, George

Study & Teaching

Dover Publications

Physical description; 16 p., [48] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm. Subject; Stubbs, George 1724-1806.

Stubbs

Reference

Catalogs & Directories

Phaidon

A facsimile edition of the classic equine anatomy text, first published in 1777, includes precise, richly detailed anatomical descriptions and drawings, designed to assist artists and designers in their work.

Anatomy of the Horse

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Pets & Animal Care

Smithmark Pub.

Offers a brief chronology of Stubbs' life, shows his paintings of horses, dogs, lions, leopards, farmers, riders, and grooms, and discusses his working methods

George Stubbs 1724-1806

Individual Artists

Salem House Pub.

Book by Stubbs, George, Mellon, Paul, Cormack, Malcolm, McCaughey, Patrick

George Stubbs in the Collection of Paul Mellon: A Memorial Exhibition

Cormack, Malcolm

McCaughey, Patrick

Mellon, Paul.

History & Criticism

Yale Center for British Art

George Stubbs was one of Britain’s most innovative artists. Such is the present reputation of his paintings, with their astonishingly convincing renderings of both animals and people, that it is easy to forget how much of his success was based on rigorous scientific observation. In 1756, Stubbs rented a remote farmhouse, where he erected a scaffolding to hold the cadavers of horses as he dissected and drew them. After 18 months of single-minded dedication, Stubbs produced the drawings for The Anatomy of the Horse, which he later etched himself. The result was a sensation. Letters of congratulation poured in from scientists all over Europe, amazed not only at the perfection of the finished work, but that it had been produced without patronage. It remained a textbook for artists and scientists for well over a century, and to this day, the strange, spare beauty of these prints continue to fascinate.

The Anatomy of the Horse

Pallas Athene

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