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George Stubbs, Bay Hunter by a Lake 1787
George Stubbs, Bay Hunter by a Lake 1787. © The artist.
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In this painting called ‘Bay Hunter by a Lake’, the artist, George Stubbs, has made the horse the focus of the painting. Notice how there are no people in the painting.

This horse has no name. How do you think this horse is feeling? Who do you think he/she belongs to? If it could speak, what do you think the horse might say?

Have you seen this horse’s tail? It is cut to look fashionable. Does this give you some clues about the horse?




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