Paintings of Horses
Painting of „Eclipse“ (1764 – 1789), a free reconstruction based on traditional descriptions and the prepared skeleton of the stallion, more infos see below and here
Reversed version of the painting by George Stubbs (1724-1806), but without the typical Baroque features. This image shows the depiction in the 21st century, approximately the original size of the painting in the National Gallery London.
painting currently at work…
American Thoroughbreds
a transatlantic art project
Eclipse, the 18th Century race horse
ECLIPSE (1764-1789) was undefeated and considered to be the greatest British racehorse of his time. His Sire line has become dominant among modern Thoroughbreds worldwide. It has been estimated that Eclipse is a tail-male ancestor of 95pc of contemporary thoroughbreds, nearly every living thoroughbred in the world.
After his death his skeleton was prepared and used as the basic construction for this painting.