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mattleys.bsky.social
One of the best things in London is the way Whistlejacket appears through an endless series arches
January 15, 2025 at 1:55 PM
peterpaulrubens.bsky.social
Portrait of a horse: Whistlejacket, 1762, by George Stubbs. He was born on this day in 1724 (Stubbs, not the horse).
August 25, 2026 at 12:26 PM
mleyshon.bsky.social
Stubbs - Whistlejacket
November 21, 2024 at 1:34 PM
peterpaulrubens.bsky.social
Portrait of a horse: Whistlejacket, 1762, by George Stubbs. He was born on this day in 1724 (Stubbs, not the horse).
August 25, 2025 at 12:08 PM
dogearedtatty.bsky.social
Whistlejacket, by George Stubbs. The sheer accuracy, detail, colours… stunning.
July 8, 2026 at 10:03 PM
davidallengreen.bsky.social
Even at the National Gallery, if you go to see the greatest British works of art, the dominant piece is not something by Turner or Constable or Hogarth.

It is Whistlejacket.
March 11, 2026 at 7:45 PM
geertje-geertsma.bsky.social
Details van 'Whistlejacket' van George Stubbs, van de vorige post. #mei_nmooistefotos #paarden
May 20, 2025 at 9:55 AM
talkingibex.bsky.social
Whistlejacket watching:) at the National Gallery so much to soak in
February 20, 2025 at 11:31 PM
sofiafgrape.bsky.social
Choose 20 paintings that have stayed with you or influenced you — one painting per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just paintings.

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Day 14
Whistlejacket by George Stubbs Thoroughbred chestnut stallion Whistlejacket
April 1, 2025 at 8:14 PM
cnaliv.bsky.social
Engaging with Equid Excellence
The National Gallery, London

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People pause to look at or take pictures of “Whistlejacket,” a monumentally sized painting of a horse in the “levade” position, raised on his hind legs. The painting is from about 1762. The chestnut colored stallion is on a gold background with a golden frame. The photo takes in more of the gallery than the Stubbs painting alone. There are landscape paintings flanking the Whistlejacket painting, and decorative elements high up along the wall. The floor is a blond wood.
July 31, 2025 at 5:41 PM
drannaclark.bsky.social
Whistlejacket: acclaimed 18th Century thoroughbred racehorse, owned by the 2nd Marquess of Rockingham & mentioned in Goldsmith’s She Stoops to Conquer; powerful life-size portrayal c. 1762 by George Stubbs, preeminent English equine artist, born #OTD 1724.
National Gallery, London
August 25, 2026 at 5:02 AM
mlobelart.bsky.social
George Stubbs, Whistlejacket, c. 1762 www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/ge...
Painting, against a blank golden-ish background, of a horse rearing on its hind legs
July 29, 2026 at 8:38 PM
artaddictgallery.bsky.social
George Stubbs, Whistlejacket, detail, c.1762
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March 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM
hbsj.bsky.social
The National Gallery is beautifully curated

Look at how they've hung "Whistlejacket" so it's framed by the doors to neighbouring rooms, and you're drawn towards it
A view through aligned doorways; in the distance you can see a fabulous painting framed by it all Stubbs's painting, Whistlejacket: a magnificent chestnut horse, on a plain background, casting only a minimal shadow; it's a huge picture, maybe 4m by 3m
September 23, 2026 at 3:09 PM
drannaclark.bsky.social
Whistlejacket: acclaimed 18th Century thoroughbred racehorse, owned by the 2nd Marquess of Rockingham & mentioned in Goldsmith’s She Stoops to Conquer; powerful life-size painting c. 1762 by George Stubbs, preeminent English equine artist, born #OTD 1724.
National Gallery
Whistlejacket: acclaimed 18th Century thoroughbred racehorse, owned by the 2nd Marquess of Rockingham & mentioned in Goldsmith’s She Stoops to Conquer; powerful life-size painting c. 1762 by George Stubbs, preeminent English equine artist, born #OTD 1724. National Gallery
August 25, 2025 at 4:59 AM
himmapaan.bsky.social
Happy birthday, George Stubbs, born #OnThisDay in 1724.

This laboured silliness is my #PudgyHorse tribute to George Stubbs' c.1762 painting of Whistlejacket. Coloured pencils on Strathmore toned charcoal paper, approx. 150 x 148 mm.
Coloured pencil drawing of #PudgyHorse, a character of mine, a horse with deliberately exaggerated proportions including an extremely generous girth and short, delicate legs with dainty hooves, adopting the same posture and coloration as the famous horse, Whistlejacket, painted by George Stubbs.
August 25, 2023 at 6:42 PM
trudisculpt100.bsky.social
"Whistlejacket" by George Stubbs
Choose 20 paintings that have stayed with you or influenced you — one painting per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just paintings.
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February 19, 2025 at 7:19 AM
drannaclark.bsky.social
Portrait of Whistlejacket: acclaimed 18th Century thoroughbred racehorse, owned by the 2nd Marquess of Rockingham & mentioned in Goldsmith’s She Stoops to Conquer; powerful life-size painting c. 1762 by George Stubbs, preeminent English equine artist, born in 1724; died #OTD 1806.
National Gallery
July 10, 2026 at 5:03 AM
geertje-geertsma.bsky.social
#dag20 van #mei_nmooistefotos #AntiaPeeters waar blijf je? Vandaag is het thema: #paarden. Ik maakte deze foto in de National Gallery in Londen. 'Whistlejacket' van George Stubbs (1724-1806)
May 20, 2025 at 9:40 AM
poetrader.bsky.social
#Alphabetchallenge #Weekgforglass

A collection of glass and crystal decanters with George Stubb's "Whistlejacket" presiding over the bar.

Most came from garage sales, and the "bar" is a resale shop refinishing project.
The top of a wood bar cabinet covered in glass decanters with tall lamps on either side. Behind this, on the wall is a print of George Stubb's painting of a bronze colored horse rearing. The horse was Whistlejacket.
August 11, 2025 at 11:10 AM
donkeyislandpress.co.uk
Last time we went to the national gallery

Pentax 17
Looking through an arched room into a gallery with a painting of a horse on the wall Painting of a rearing horse Whistlejacket by stubbs
June 16, 2026 at 8:09 PM
darleneuk.bsky.social
Whistlejacket by Stubbs It was much bigger than I expected it to be and the detail up close was superb.
The painting of the horse Whistlejacket by Stubbs
November 21, 2024 at 3:09 PM
hyperallergic.com
“Whistlejacket.” “Mambrino.” “Scrub.” Get to know the “riderless horses” of George Stubbs at London’s National Gallery. As writer Michael Glover says, “when Stubbs paints a horse, it comes alive.”
Tale of a Riderless Horse
When George Stubbs paints a horse, it comes alive.
hyperallergic.com
April 28, 2026 at 9:44 PM
sonjadrimmer.bsky.social
I am--and this is true--an extremely good art historian.
Two images juxtaposed. On the left is Alec Baldwin in 30 Rock saying, "We know what art is. It's paintings of horses!" On the right is a selfie where I'm mimicking Baldwin's gesture in the direction of the painting of Whistlejacket in the National Gallery.
January 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM