George Stubbs – The English Leonardo

20th May 2026

Stubbs was compared to Leonardo da Vinci, known as the Leonardo of Liverpool. With some justification considering the scientific method and investigation Stubbs put into his epic book “The Anatomy of the Horse”. He became England’s greatest animal painter, especially his equestrian subjects but there was also much more to his work which this talk will bring out.

Christopher Garibaldi

Independent Researcher. 2010–2019 Director of Palace House, Newmarket (National Horse Racing Museum: www.nhrm.co.uk). 2008–2010 Co-Director of the Attingham Summer School for the Study of Historic Houses and Collections. 1998–2003 Senior Curator & Assistant Keeper of Art (Decorative Art) at Norwich Castle Museum: co-curator of Flower Power – The Meaning of Flowers in Art and Eat, Drink and Be Merry, the British at Table 1600 to 2000. 1994–1997 Catalogued the silver in the Royal Collection at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and other royal residences.