Joseph Smyth Esq, Lieutenant of Whittlebury Forest, Northamptonshire, on a dapple grey horse

Joseph Smyth Esq, Lieutenant of Whittlebury Forest, Northamptonshire, on a dapple grey horse

George Stubbs

1763

oil

From the collection of Fitzwilliam Museum

About this work

This painting shows a man in a green coat and hat riding a dapple grey horse. The man is facing left, and the horse is looking to the right. The man's coat has gold trim, and he's wearing a sword at his side. The horse has a white blaze on its forehead and white socks on its legs. In the background, there's a body of water with trees and hills behind it. If you're interested in more paintings of horses, you might want to check out the work of George Stubbs.

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