Benjamin Marshall
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Benjamin Marshall was an English
sporting and animal painter. He was a follower of George Stubbs
and studied under Lemuel Abbott
for a short period of time. After 1792, he began painting animals, settling at Newmarket in 1812 near the racetrack. He returned to London
in 1825 and died in 1835.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
sporting and animal painter. He was a follower of George Stubbs
George Stubbs
George Stubbs was an English painter, best known for his paintings of horses.-Biography:Stubbs was born in Liverpool, the son of a currier and leather merchant. Information on his life up to age thirty-five is sparse, relying almost entirely on notes made by fellow artist Ozias Humphry towards the...
and studied under Lemuel Abbott
Lemuel Francis Abbott
Lemuel "Francis" Abbot was an English portrait painter, famous for his likeness of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson and for those of other naval officers and literary figures of the 18th century.-Life and work:He was born Lemuel Abbott in Leicestershire in 1760 or 1761,...
for a short period of time. After 1792, he began painting animals, settling at Newmarket in 1812 near the racetrack. He returned to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
in 1825 and died in 1835.