Early Life, Family and Training Liverpool, United Kingdom, 1724. George Stubbs enters the world as the son of John Stubbs, a currier, or leather-dresser, and Mary. His childhood is spent within the confines of the family business, handling hides and tools. This early exposure to the physical properties of animal skins provides a tactile foundation for a developing curiosity. By the age of 15, the pull toward visual representation becomes impossible to ignore. He begins his artistic path not through formal academies, but through a relentless, self-directed drive to understand the mechanics of…