| The Lincolnshire Ox | |
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| Artist | George Stubbs |
| Year | 1790 |
| Type | Oil on panel, animal painting |
| Dimensions | 67.9 cm× 99 cm(26.7 in× 39 in) |
| Location | Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool |
The Lincolnshire Ox is a 1790 oil painting by the British artist George Stubbs. [1] Stubbs was a noted animal painter and the work feature a celebrated ox of the era. Having been born in Gedney in Lincolnshire in 1782, the Hereford breed Ox had grown to such a large size by the end of the decade that it was taken to London and displayed at venues including the Lyceum in the Strand for more than a year. It is shown with his owner John Gibbons, who commissioned the work, and a noted fighting cock also owned by Gibbons. [2]
The painting was displayed at the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1790 at Somerset House. Today it is in the collection of the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, having been acquired in 1941. [3]
