Talk:Whistlejacket

Sources needed

I've re organized this article somewhat and removed a fair amount of opinion /editorializing. There may be more. I'll take a look at sources and hope to source the content in the article now. Well in the next few days. Out of here for now!(Littleolive oil (talk) 16:37, 17 January 2014 (UTC))

Very nice work Johnbod. And fast.(Littleolive oil (talk) 00:21, 18 January 2014 (UTC))

Thanks! It should be re-rated now. Johnbod (talk) 12:01, 18 January 2014 (UTC)

Done. BTW, a lot of this content could also go into the George Stubbs article, which is pretty weak. Montanabw^(talk) 03:22, 20 January 2014 (UTC)

File:Whistlejacket by George Stubbs edit.jpg to appear as POTD

Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Whistlejacket by George Stubbs edit.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on August 14, 2015. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2015-08-14. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. Thanks! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:08, 27 July 2015 (UTC)

Picture of the day

Whistlejacket is an oil painting on canvas completed by the British Artist George Stubbs in c. 1762. It shows the Marquess of Rockingham's racehorse approximately at lifesize and in considerable detail, rising to a levade against a plain background. The composition was unprecedented at the time and the painting received popular acclaim. The painting was held by the Fitzwilliam family until 1997, when it was purchased by the National Gallery, London.Painting: George Stubbs; edit: Chris Woodrich

Horse History corrections

A “chestnut” stallion with “flaxen mane and tail” is not a chestnut. It is a palomino.

The founding sires of the modern Thoroughbred are now known through DNA analysis to be Turkoman/Akhal-Teke horses, not Arabians. Greenineugene (talk) 16:59, 19 October 2022 (UTC)

Got a ref for that, squire? Johnbod (talk) 17:18, 19 October 2022 (UTC)