Dimensions: image: 92 x 115 mm
Copyright: CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Editor: So, this is George Stubbs' "A Foxhound," a print from the late 18th century. It's interesting how the dog almost seems to glow against that dark background. What strikes you when you look at this image? Curator: The stillness, I think. It's poised, expectant. I can almost hear the rustle of leaves, the distant horn. It reminds me of a childhood spent lost in books, imagining worlds just beyond the page. Do you feel that sense of quiet anticipation? Editor: I do! It's subtle, not overt. Curator: Exactly! Stubbs captures a moment of profound stillness, hinting at the adventure to come. It makes you wonder, doesn't it, what the hound is about to chase? Editor: Definitely. It's a fascinating peek into a different time.
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Stubbs issued twelve prints in May 1788, of which three were of single foxhounds, with another showing a pair of hounds on the scent. All the dogs had appeared earlier in Stubbs’s painting of The 3rd Duke of Richmond with the Charlton Hunt, about 1759. The immediate models for this dog and that viewed from behind, shown above, were probably pencil drawings, perhaps studies made in connection with the oil. Despite the close links between the two foxhound subjects here, Stubbs adopted slightly different printmaking techniques for each. Gallery label, September 2004
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