Baronet with Samuel Chifney up

Baronet with Samuel Chifney Up from 1791 by George Stubbs depicts a famous racehorse with the legendary jockey Samuel Chifney. Chifney was one of the most celebrated jockeys of the eighteenth century, known for his revolutionary "Chifney rush" riding technique. Despite his extraordinary technical accomplishment, he struggled for Royal Academy recognition throughout his career, the institution being reluctant to classify animal painting as high art.

The racehorse and jockey are rendered with Stubbs's characteristic anatomical precision, documenting both the horse's conformation and the jockey's distinctive riding posture.