The Lincolnshire Ox
| The Lincolnshire Ox | |
|---|---|
| Artist | George Stubbs |
| Year | 1790 |
| Type | Oil on panel, animal painting |
| Dimensions | 67.9 cm × 99 cm (26.7 in × 39 in) |
| Location | Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool |
The Lincolnshire Ox is an oil on canvas by the English artist George Stubbs, from 1790.[1] It is held in the Walker Art Gallery, in Liverpool.[2]
History and description
Stubbs was a noted animal painter and the work feature a celebrated ox of the era. Having been born in Gedney in Lincolnshire in 1782, the Hereford breed Ox had grown to such a large size by the end of the decade that it was taken to London and displayed at venues, including the Lyceum in the Strand, for more than a year. It is shown in this work with his owner, John Gibbons, who commissioned it, and in the company of a noted fighting cock, at the right, also owned by Gibbons.[3]
The painting was displayed at the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1790 at Somerset House. Today it is in the collection of the Walker Art Gallery, having been acquired in 1941.[4]
References
Bibliography
- Blake, Robin. George Stubbs And The Wide Creation:Animals, People and Places in the Life of George Stubbs 1724-1806. Random House, 2016.
- Egerton, Judy. George Stubbs, Painter. Yale University Press, 2007.