Where to See The Hunters leave Southill: Private Collection

George Stubbs depicted this hunting party departing from Southill, a grand English country estate. Riders and their mounts gather before the house as hounds mill about, eager for the chase. Stubbs rendered each horse with the anatomical precision that made him the greatest equestrian painter in British history.

Stubbs famously dissected horses to understand their musculature, publishing his findings in "The Anatomy of the Horse" (1766). His sporting paintings captured the aristocratic world of hunting and racing that defined Georgian England. Though this work is in a private collection, major Stubbs paintings hang at the Tate, the National Gallery, and the Yale Center for British Art.

Stubbs famously dissected horses to understand their anatomy, publishing his findings in 1766. This scientific approach made him the greatest equestrian painter in British history.

The painting depicts a hunting party departing from Southill, an English country estate. Riders, horses, and hounds gather before the hunt begins.

This work is in a private collection, but major Stubbs paintings hang at the Tate, National Gallery in London, and Yale Center for British Art.

Stubbs famously dissected horses to understand their anatomy, publishing his findings in 1766. This scientific approach made him the greatest equestrian painter in British history.

The painting depicts a hunting party departing from Southill, an English country estate. Riders, horses, and hounds gather before the hunt begins.

This work is in a private collection, but major Stubbs paintings hang at the Tate, National Gallery in London, and Yale Center for British Art.

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