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title: Self-Portrait by George Stubbs
author: George Stubbs
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13860/self-portrait-by-george-stubbs/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Self-Portrait by George Stubbs
_Authored by George Stubbs_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13860.jpeg)
## Image Caption
*Self-Portrait* by English artist George Stubbs (l. 1724-1806 CE). Stubbs was a self-trained, independent artist who is best known for his depictions of horses. His shift to a focus on dogs in his work elevated their status by depicting them as worthy of respect in their own right, not simply as pets or utilitarian "machines" that served people.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Stubbs, G. (2021, April 20). Self-Portrait by George Stubbs. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Stubbs, George. "Self-Portrait by George Stubbs." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 20, 2021. .
### MLA
Stubbs, George. "Self-Portrait by George Stubbs." *World History Encyclopedia*, 20 Apr 2021, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_Stubbs_-_self_portrait.jpg) by [**George Stubbs**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_Stubbs_-_self_portrait.jpg). Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 20 April 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.