Fact 313: Who painted Whistlejacket?

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Fact 313: Who painted Whistlejacket?



Whistlejacketis an oil-on-canvas painted around 1762 by the British artist George Stubbs 25th August 1724 Liverpool, and died 10th July 1806 Marylebone (London).
Whistlejacket depicts the Marquess of Rockingham's racehorse called (you guessed it) Whistlejacket, Whistlejacket was bought by the Marquess of Rockingham in the mid 1750s.
The 2nd Marquess of Rockingham (Charles Watson-Wentworth) invented George Stubbs in 1762 to paint his racehorse.
The painting Whistlejacket is hanging in the National Gallery.


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