George Stubbs: 50 Chapters of an Imagined Biography

Thisbiography of George Stubbs, leading eighteenth century English animal painter, is "imagined", becausevirtually nothing is known ofhis character or private life. Historian Merritt Abrashhas combined his knowledge of eighteenth century Great Britain with the facts of Stubbs'' artistic career and theevidence of his paintings, in orderto create stories providing insights intothe kind of man the ar...