The Third Duke of Dorset's Hunter with a Groom and a Dog, 1768, Oil on canvas, 40 x 49 3/4 in. (101. 6 x 126. 4 cm), Paintings, George Stubbs (British, Liverpool 1724?1806 London), Stubbs's cool and accurate portraits of wild animals, dogs, and most notably horses with their owners, trainers, riders, or stable hands, appealed to and were much sought after by prominent sporting enthusiasts