Painter known for his animal portraits, particularly horses.
Born: Liverpool. Died: London
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
George Stubbs
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Eric Ravilious
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Mary Lowndes
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John Tallis
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William Roberts
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National Gallery of Ireland
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Thomas Hoyland
In 1893 the Acting Superintendent of the old Snow Fields Ragged School.
Imperial Hotel - statue 12 - Cromwell
WC1, Russell Square
The fur collar, the cap . . . Surely this statue is the man in the Cromwell portrait.
Gladstone
SW1, Carlton House Terrace, 11
2015: The histories of nos 10 and 11, now occupied by the British Academy, are covered by an excellent Londonist post. There we learn t...
Buddy Holly
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Church of St John of Tyburn / St Marylebone
A church was built in about 1200 near the Tyburn Tree, on the bank of the Tyburn River. In 1400 this was demolished and replaced with a church, St Marys, at the location of the plaque. The river, o...
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