tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468402655732552451.post7553074164250415910..comments2024-01-22T14:15:54.809-08:00Comments on A Regency Reticule: HORSES IN ART ~ WHISTLEJACKETHeather King Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00416923442181947873noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468402655732552451.post-45597993564101075932016-04-05T11:15:00.795-07:002016-04-05T11:15:00.795-07:00My apologies. It just shows the importance of chec...My apologies. It just shows the importance of checking your facts! I had it in my head he was painting around 1840 for some reason. I agree he was a fine exponent of the type of farm horse as depicted in 'The Reckoning', yet he was not born until 1763 so the chances are he was influenced by the artists of his day as he was growing up whether he intended to be or not - just as we are influenced today by outside forces such as media and trends. Both were extremely fine artists in their respective fields, so to speak, and we are exceptionally lucky to have their work to appreciate.Heather King Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00416923442181947873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468402655732552451.post-49390456842278792362016-04-05T10:23:56.183-07:002016-04-05T10:23:56.183-07:00Morland died 1804 and Stubbs two years later. Onc...Morland died 1804 and Stubbs two years later. Once Morland left his father he took not the slightest interest in the works of other painters lest he became an imitator.colingagshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10724972052287177536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468402655732552451.post-33193076381275698662016-04-05T08:47:09.225-07:002016-04-05T08:47:09.225-07:00What you have to remember is that George Morland w...What you have to remember is that George Morland was a century later. The understanding of anatomy and physiology had moved on, as had artistic techniques. He and his contemporaries learned from Stubbs, John Wootton, James Seymour etc.. Stubbs paved the way for others to follow, especially in his portrayal of equine movement. In the main, before him, the horse was merely a tool to make the human subject look impressive.Heather King Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00416923442181947873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468402655732552451.post-16468953766526271512016-04-03T23:28:08.096-07:002016-04-03T23:28:08.096-07:00Until I came across Whistlejacket I was never a St...Until I came across Whistlejacket I was never a Stubbs fan. For horses, working type especially, I always look for George Morland.<br />colingagshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10724972052287177536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468402655732552451.post-51945071120436262152016-04-03T13:17:29.310-07:002016-04-03T13:17:29.310-07:00A prosaic way of looking at it, but true. His meth...A prosaic way of looking at it, but true. His method of learning the structure of the horse was practical and unemotional, yet it made him one of the greatest - arguably the greatest - equestrian artist the world has seen.Heather King Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00416923442181947873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468402655732552451.post-55469282852605911172016-04-03T10:39:10.818-07:002016-04-03T10:39:10.818-07:00Stubbs renting a remote farmhouse so the stench fr...Stubbs renting a remote farmhouse so the stench from the dissected horses wouldn't be too bad for neighbors paid off for him in the end.colingagshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10724972052287177536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468402655732552451.post-40241295195286016452016-04-03T10:29:34.608-07:002016-04-03T10:29:34.608-07:00It would be interesting to find out. They were not...It would be interesting to find out. They were not, in general, given to sentimentalism over horses as we are today. A record of his death would not necessarily have been kept. However, there is a story in that. Perhaps, one day, I shall write it! It is rather nice to imagine his ghostly form still parading around his paddocks... but then, I write romantic fiction.Heather King Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00416923442181947873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468402655732552451.post-45231482337769083622016-04-03T08:04:04.121-07:002016-04-03T08:04:04.121-07:00When the Marquees of Rockingham died & the hou...When the Marquees of Rockingham died & the house was sold there was no mention of Whistlejacket so the horse probably died at the Wentworth Stud.colingagshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10724972052287177536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468402655732552451.post-42715902440294801382016-04-03T07:43:21.894-07:002016-04-03T07:43:21.894-07:00How interesting. Thank you for taking the trouble ...How interesting. Thank you for taking the trouble to comment. Perhaps Whistlejacket's spirit lingers yet in his old home... or maybe it is that 1st Earl who still guards his property from the Parliamentarians!Heather King Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00416923442181947873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468402655732552451.post-29546015883069347362016-03-27T10:42:41.383-07:002016-03-27T10:42:41.383-07:00I do some walking past Wentworth Woodhouse where S...I do some walking past Wentworth Woodhouse where Stubbs did the famous painting of Whistlejacket. As I go past the entrance to what would have been the stables (Rockingham Stud then) the hair on my neck stands on end as my mind goes back to the 1700's <br />The original Wentworth Woodhouse (re built in the 1700's) was the home of Thomas Wentworth the 1st Earl of Strafford who was chief adviser to King Charles 1st but was executed in 1641. A fascinating place for those who enjoy history.colingagshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10724972052287177536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468402655732552451.post-14365104251954689492015-04-24T12:06:07.630-07:002015-04-24T12:06:07.630-07:00I am pleased you found the article interesting. Th...I am pleased you found the article interesting. The Whistlejacket portrait is one of the most popular paintings at the National Gallery and I am sure it is because you don't have to be knowledgeable about horses to appreciate both the artistic skill and the unsurpassed grace and majesty of the equine form. It is that study of bloodlines which has resulted in the Georgian masterpiece that is the Thoroughbred, as well as, in our own time, such glorious exponents of equine athleticism as dressage superhorse Valegro.Heather King Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00416923442181947873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468402655732552451.post-38684174481233809232015-04-24T04:55:58.782-07:002015-04-24T04:55:58.782-07:00Very informative. I am not a horse person but must...Very informative. I am not a horse person but must admit that Stubbs excelled at showing the beauty and power of horses. I was interested in the reference to D'arcy family which reminded me I meant to look up their equestrian history. I haven't seen much written about the families connected with horse breeding except for the connection of Noel Wentworth. The peopel who follow horses are often more obsessed with the stud book than humans are with their own genealogy. 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