A Charger with a Groom (Primary Title)
Charger with a Groom (Former Title)

George Stubbs, English, 1724 - 1806 (Artist)

1798
English
oil on canvas
Framed: 31 1/4 × 36 1/4 in. (79.38 × 92.08 cm)
99.92
This charger, or military horse, sports a saddle holster covered with a black fur flounce. However, the owner of this proudly displayed example is not known because the livery of the groom has not yet been identified. This painting demonstrates the extreme simplicity that sometimes characterized Stubbs’s pictorial style.
Paul Mellon Collection
2018: "Country Life: Masterpieces from the Mellon Collection of MVFA", Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, Paris, France, September 4 - December 2, 2018

2018-2019: "A Sporting Vision: The Paul Mellon Collection of British Sporting Art from the VMFA", National Sporting Museum & Library, Middleburg, VA, April 13 - July 22, 2018; Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN, February 2 - May 5, 2019; Frick Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, June 15 - September 8, 2019
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