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A Rough Dog
George Stubbs·1790
Historical Context
A Rough Dog from 1790 by George Stubbs is a canine portrait from his later career. Stubbs painted numerous breeds of dogs throughout his career, applying the same anatomical understanding he brought to his horse paintings. Stubbs's oil technique was grounded in exhaustive anatomical study—he spent eighteen months dissecting horses at a Lincolnshire farmhouse before painting the plates for his Anatomy of the Horse (1766)—producing an exactitude of musculature and bone structure unmatched in...
Technical Analysis
The dog's rough coat and muscular build are rendered with careful observation, demonstrating Stubbs's skill in depicting varied animal textures.
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