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Charles Harper
Charles Harper
@ChaHarper@mastodon.scot  ·  activity timestamp 17 hours ago

When I volunteered as a Gallery/Exhibition Assistant at GalleryMK in Milton Keynes I used to have whole rooms to myself on some quiet days. I have spent a lot of time looking at this life size painting.

Whistlejacket was a chestnut thoroughbred stallion with a flaxen mane and tail.

It was on loan at the time. He usually lives in the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, London. I often pop in just to say ‘hello’. He’s an old friend.

#art #comtemplation #georgestubbs #thoroughbred #horse

Whistlejacket is an oil-on-canvas painting from about 1762 by the British artist George Stubbs showing the Marquess of Rockingham's racehorse approximately at life-size, rearing up against a plain background. The canvas is   large, lacking any other content except some discreet shadows, and Stubbs has paid precise attention to the details of the horse's appearance. It has been described as "a paradigm of the flawless beauty of an Arabian thoroughbred".  Through his dam, his bloodlines trace back to the "royal mares" imported by King Charles II, and his sire, Mogul, was a son of the Godolphin Arabian. The Godolphin Arabian was one of the three foundation sires of the Thoroughbred breed (along with the Darley Arabian and Byerly Turk).  The Fitzwilliam family, heirs of the childless Rockingham, retained the painting until 1997 when funding from the UK Heritage Lottery Fund allowed the National Gallery, London to acquire it for £11 million.
Whistlejacket is an oil-on-canvas painting from about 1762 by the British artist George Stubbs showing the Marquess of Rockingham's racehorse approximately at life-size, rearing up against a plain background. The canvas is large, lacking any other content except some discreet shadows, and Stubbs has paid precise attention to the details of the horse's appearance. It has been described as "a paradigm of the flawless beauty of an Arabian thoroughbred". Through his dam, his bloodlines trace back to the "royal mares" imported by King Charles II, and his sire, Mogul, was a son of the Godolphin Arabian. The Godolphin Arabian was one of the three foundation sires of the Thoroughbred breed (along with the Darley Arabian and Byerly Turk). The Fitzwilliam family, heirs of the childless Rockingham, retained the painting until 1997 when funding from the UK Heritage Lottery Fund allowed the National Gallery, London to acquire it for £11 million.
Whistlejacket is an oil-on-canvas painting from about 1762 by the British artist George Stubbs showing the Marquess of Rockingham's racehorse approximately at life-size, rearing up against a plain background. The canvas is large, lacking any other content except some discreet shadows, and Stubbs has paid precise attention to the details of the horse's appearance. It has been described as "a paradigm of the flawless beauty of an Arabian thoroughbred". Through his dam, his bloodlines trace back to the "royal mares" imported by King Charles II, and his sire, Mogul, was a son of the Godolphin Arabian. The Godolphin Arabian was one of the three foundation sires of the Thoroughbred breed (along with the Darley Arabian and Byerly Turk). The Fitzwilliam family, heirs of the childless Rockingham, retained the painting until 1997 when funding from the UK Heritage Lottery Fund allowed the National Gallery, London to acquire it for £11 million.
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Charles Harper
Charles Harper
@ChaHarper@mastodon.scot  ·  activity timestamp 17 hours ago

When I volunteered as a Gallery/Exhibition Assistant at GalleryMK in Milton Keynes I used to have whole rooms to myself on some quiet days. I have spent a lot of time looking at this life size painting.

Whistlejacket was a chestnut thoroughbred stallion with a flaxen mane and tail.

It was on loan at the time. He usually lives in the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, London. I often pop in just to say ‘hello’. He’s an old friend.

#art #comtemplation #georgestubbs #thoroughbred #horse

Whistlejacket is an oil-on-canvas painting from about 1762 by the British artist George Stubbs showing the Marquess of Rockingham's racehorse approximately at life-size, rearing up against a plain background. The canvas is   large, lacking any other content except some discreet shadows, and Stubbs has paid precise attention to the details of the horse's appearance. It has been described as "a paradigm of the flawless beauty of an Arabian thoroughbred".  Through his dam, his bloodlines trace back to the "royal mares" imported by King Charles II, and his sire, Mogul, was a son of the Godolphin Arabian. The Godolphin Arabian was one of the three foundation sires of the Thoroughbred breed (along with the Darley Arabian and Byerly Turk).  The Fitzwilliam family, heirs of the childless Rockingham, retained the painting until 1997 when funding from the UK Heritage Lottery Fund allowed the National Gallery, London to acquire it for £11 million.
Whistlejacket is an oil-on-canvas painting from about 1762 by the British artist George Stubbs showing the Marquess of Rockingham's racehorse approximately at life-size, rearing up against a plain background. The canvas is large, lacking any other content except some discreet shadows, and Stubbs has paid precise attention to the details of the horse's appearance. It has been described as "a paradigm of the flawless beauty of an Arabian thoroughbred". Through his dam, his bloodlines trace back to the "royal mares" imported by King Charles II, and his sire, Mogul, was a son of the Godolphin Arabian. The Godolphin Arabian was one of the three foundation sires of the Thoroughbred breed (along with the Darley Arabian and Byerly Turk). The Fitzwilliam family, heirs of the childless Rockingham, retained the painting until 1997 when funding from the UK Heritage Lottery Fund allowed the National Gallery, London to acquire it for £11 million.
Whistlejacket is an oil-on-canvas painting from about 1762 by the British artist George Stubbs showing the Marquess of Rockingham's racehorse approximately at life-size, rearing up against a plain background. The canvas is large, lacking any other content except some discreet shadows, and Stubbs has paid precise attention to the details of the horse's appearance. It has been described as "a paradigm of the flawless beauty of an Arabian thoroughbred". Through his dam, his bloodlines trace back to the "royal mares" imported by King Charles II, and his sire, Mogul, was a son of the Godolphin Arabian. The Godolphin Arabian was one of the three foundation sires of the Thoroughbred breed (along with the Darley Arabian and Byerly Turk). The Fitzwilliam family, heirs of the childless Rockingham, retained the painting until 1997 when funding from the UK Heritage Lottery Fund allowed the National Gallery, London to acquire it for £11 million.
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David Amos
David Amos
@somacdivad@hachyderm.io  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Ceramic horse, Qin Dynasty, China (221–206 BCE)

Photo taken by me in 2026.

#photography #history #horse #China

A close-up of a ceramic horse sculpture with an open mouth and upright ears, photographed against a deep black background with a small light visible above its head.
A close-up of a ceramic horse sculpture with an open mouth and upright ears, photographed against a deep black background with a small light visible above its head.
A close-up of a ceramic horse sculpture with an open mouth and upright ears, photographed against a deep black background with a small light visible above its head.
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David Amos
David Amos
@somacdivad@hachyderm.io  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Ceramic horse, Qin Dynasty, China (221–206 BCE)

Photo taken by me in 2026.

#photography #history #horse #China

A close-up of a ceramic horse sculpture with an open mouth and upright ears, photographed against a deep black background with a small light visible above its head.
A close-up of a ceramic horse sculpture with an open mouth and upright ears, photographed against a deep black background with a small light visible above its head.
A close-up of a ceramic horse sculpture with an open mouth and upright ears, photographed against a deep black background with a small light visible above its head.
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nickharrison
nickharrison
@nickharrison@mastodonapp.uk  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

Mayfair tour !
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#mayfair #tour #London #horseandcarriage #sightseeing #horse #nikonz8 #plena

#snap_community_member #snap_challenge #snap_artgallary #snap_edit #snap_kingdom #snap_community #snap_street #snap_raw #snap_uk #snap_vip_member #snap_moods #snap_tour #snap_tourism #Snap_horse #snap_travel #snap_London #snap_people

#snap_bnw #snap_monochrome #snap_blackandwhilte

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@nickharrison@mastodonapp.uk  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

Mayfair tour !
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#mayfair #tour #London #horseandcarriage #sightseeing #horse #nikonz8 #plena

#snap_community_member #snap_challenge #snap_artgallary #snap_edit #snap_kingdom #snap_community #snap_street #snap_raw #snap_uk #snap_vip_member #snap_moods #snap_tour #snap_tourism #Snap_horse #snap_travel #snap_London #snap_people

#snap_bnw #snap_monochrome #snap_blackandwhilte

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