page_title: Animal painter
hierarchical_section_title: Animal painter
caption_attribution_description: Whistlejacket is an oil-on-canvas painting from about 1762 showing the Marquess of Rockingham's racehorse, rearing up against a blank background. Edited by uploader from National Gallery scan to add lost "brownspace" to the left and right of the painting.
context_page_description: An animal painter is an artist who specialises in the portrayal of animals.
  The OED dates the first express use of the term "animal painter" to the mid-18th century: by English physician, naturalist and writer John Berkenhout. From the early 20th century, wildlife artist became a more usual term for contemporary animal painters.
context_section_description: An animal painter is an artist who specialises in (or is known for their skill in) the portrayal of animals.
  The OED dates the first express use of the term "animal painter" to the mid-18th century: by English physician, naturalist and writer John Berkenhout (1726-1791). From the early 20th century, wildlife artist became a more usual term for contemporary animal painters.
caption: George Stubbs (1724-1806): Whistlejacket (c. 1762), National Gallery[1]
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