George Stubbs and the Wide Creation: Animals, people and places in the life of George Stubbs, 1724-1806

by Robin Blake

Illuminating and highly enjoyable biography of Stubbs, which places him in the context of eighteenth-century England. George Stubbs tirelessly studied and explored the natural world, and looked for new ways of representing it.

Genres: Art

384 pages, Hardcover

First published July 26, 2005

About the author

Robin Blake is the author of acclaimed works on the artists Van Dyke and Stubbs. He has written, produced and presented extensively for radio, is widely published as a critic, and is a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Brunel University. He lives in London.