Who painted “Whistlejacket”?

“Whistlejacket” was painted by George Stubbs in 1762. Where to see it: National Gallery.

What to look for

Romanticism: Neoclassicism is cool and linear; Romanticism is turbulent and colourful. Realism, which followed, replaced drama with ordinary life.

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. Wikipedia

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More by George Stubbs

“A Lion Attacking a Horse”, 1762
“The Kongouro from New Holland”, 1772
“Portrait of a Large Dog”, 1772
“Reapers”, 1785
“The Prince of Wales's Phaeton”, 1793
“Haymakers”, 1785
“Mares and Foals in a River Landscape”, 1765
“The Milbanke and Melbourne Families”, 1769