George Stubbs, who lived from 1724 to 1806, occupied an important and winning niche. He was England’s foremost painter of a subject close to the nation’s heart—horses. Meticulous and detail-oriented, Stubbs’s studied the corpses of horses suspended from overhead beams, then drew the animals with anatomical precision. His brushwork, however, reverberated with almost lyrical naturalism and grace. To celebrate his birth 300 years ago, this exhibition shows paintings by Stubbs alongside the contemporary horse paintings of Mark Wallinger, who has long admired the master. “[Stubbs] uncovered the structures of the creatures he depicted,” Wallinger says, “as well as understanding the structures of power and patronage he worked with as an artist.” —Elena Clavarino