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DiaporamaTwo Gentlemen Shooting
Under the warm midday sun, the men and dogs have hit their stride. The pointers have flushed a bird, a shot rings out, and a partridge plummets to earth, feet in the air. The sport of bird hunting in eighteenth-century England changed from trapping birds with grain and nets to shooting them with a muzzle-loading gun while they were on the wing. Thus, in Stubbs’s day, “shooting flying” would have challenged fowlers, who needed a steady aim and an awareness of nature to bring in their modest catch.
George Stubbs (1724 – 1806)
George Stubbs (1724-1806): Celebrated English painter renowned for his anatomical accuracy & masterful depictions of horses. Pioneer of Romanticism, famous for 'Whistlejacket'. Explore his equine art & legacy.
About this artwork
- Title: Two Gentlemen Shooting
- Artist: George Stubbs
- Year: 1769
- Original dimensions: 99.0 x 125.0 cm
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Movement: Rococo
- Main color: Putty
- Keywords: oil on canvas , stubbs artwork , hunting dogs
- Color hue: Green Spectrum
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