Captain Samuel Sharpe Pocklington with His Wife, Pleasance, and possibly His Sister, Frances
George Stubbs
1769
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 100.2 x 126.6 cm (39 7/16 x 49 13/16 in.) framed: 120.7 x 146.4 x 7.6 cm (47 1/2 x 57 5/8 x 3 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CAB
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Charles S. Carstairs in memory of her husband, Charles Stewart Carstairs
Accession Number
1952.9.4
About the Artist
George Stubbs · 1724–1806
Stubbs was a popular painter of horses and dogs who enjoyed many commissions in London throughout the second half of the 18th century. He was elected R.A. in 1781, but this title was removed as he declined to submit a diploma picture. Comment on works: Animals, Sporting