George Stubbs
Early Life, Family and Training Liverpool, United Kingdom, 1724. George Stubbs enters the world as the son of John Stubbs, a currier, or leather-dresser, and Mary. His childhood is spent within the confines of the family business, handling hides and tools. This early exposure to the physical properties of animal skins provides a tactile foundation for a developing curiosity. By the age of 15, the pull toward visual representation becomes impossible to ignore. He begins his artistic path not through formal academies, but through a relentless, self-directed drive to understand the mechanics of…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of George Stubbs's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.