George Stubbs - Horse Frightened by a Lion - 1770
'Horse Frightened by a Lion' has also been interpreted as a political allegory of the Jacobite cause. Stubbs family background was Jacobite, although it is not known how fervently he himself supported the exiled Young and Old Pretenders of the House of Stuart. Be that as it may, the allegorical significance of the scene would be as follows: the white stallion - dynastic symbol of the Electors of Hanover - represents the Hanoverian monarchy of George III; the lion represents England, about to bring down the German usurper of the Stuart’s rightful throne. Stubbs is said to have painted the white horse from one of the King’s animals in the Royal Mews. The expression of fear was achieved by repeatedly pushing a yard brush across the ground towards the highly strung creature - National Museums Liverpool
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