Stubbs at The National Gallery in 2026

October 2 2025

Image of Stubbs at The National Gallery in 2026

Picture: National Gallery, London

Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:

The National Gallery in London announced yesterday that they will be hosting a special temporary exhibition in 2026 entitled Stubbs: Portrait of a Horse. The true headline of the exhibition is that the artist's painting of Scrub, which remains in the collection of the Earls of Halifax, will feature nearby* the gallery's famous painting of Whistlejacket. It appears that the last time they were actually hung next to another was at the Leeds City Art Gallery in 2008.

The free display will run from 12th March until 31st May 2026.

* - The NG have kindly been in touch to let me know that actually 'Scrub will be shown in Room 1 whilst Whistlejacket will remain in Room 34.'

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