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Anatomy of the Horse (Paperback)
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This edition reproduces all Stubbs' etchings and is taken from the
1853 printing, the last to use Stubbs' original plates. Including a
full text of Stubbs' commentary. George Stubbs (1724-1806) was one
of the most original artists Britain has produced. Such is the
present reputation of his paintings, with their astonishingly
convincing portraits of both animals and people, that it is easy to
forget how much his success was based on rigorous scientific
observation. In 1756 he rented an out-of-the-way farmhouse where he
erected a special scaffolding to hold the cadavers of horses as he
dissected and drew. (It is said that he had a particularly strong
stomach when it came to smells.) After eighteen 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 coming from scientists
from all over Europe, amazed not only at the perfection of the
finished work, but that it had been produced privately, without any
patronage. The "Anatomy" remained a textbook for artists and
scientists for well over a century, and to this day the strange,
spare beauty of these prints continues to fascinate.
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