Anatomy of the Horse

Brand New Shop Stock. May be some slight shop wear around the edges from shelf life; see photos.\n\nThe Anatomy of The Horse by George Stubbs\nThis masterpiece of animal anatomy contains 36 plates that reproduce Stubbs' etchings. Based on the artist's own dissections and outline views, the illustrations feature extensive explanatory text. Full reproduction of 1766 edition.\n\nGeorge Stubbs (1724-1806), an English artist famous for his portraits of thoroughbred race horses and for other animal paintings, was also the author fo the illustrations an text of THE ANATOMY OF THE HROSE, one of the truly remarkable, anatomical studies of its subject. First published in 1766, Stubbs' work was based on numerous dissections, a practice far from generally accepted in his century. Stubbs' horses, shown in this edition on 36 large plates, are memorable for their uncanny life-like quality, nobility and extreme anatomical precision.\n\nIn this systematic study, Stubbs depicts the horse i.