[Horses]. Stubbs, George (1724-1806 (after)), Sartorius, John Nost (1759-ca.1830 (after)). “Skyscraper by Highflyer, 1789 (…)”. / “Warter”. Pair of reverse glass mezzotint prints of racing horses. Ad I. George Stubbs (attrib.): Mezzotint etching, oil paint and glass, ca. 36,8 x 52 cm., Laurie & Whittle, London, 1795, framed. = Sparrow, British Sporting Artists, p.114-144 and passim. Some signs of wear characteristic for this technique and age. Not examined outside frame. “(…) he who knows what manner of beast was given Englishmen to admire before Stubbs’day, best recognises what we owe him. His obstinacy in rejecting the models of other men, saved him from falling into the exaggerations of any school. Because his horses and his [other] animals are correctly drawn, because they have that expression, and no other, belonging to their kind, the unthinking pass them with a glance, and call them commonplace…. They are always as Nature made, with their own shapes, gestures and expressions - often ugly, but always true.” (Sparrow). Ad II. John Nost Sartorius (attrib.): Mezzotint etching, oil paint and glass, ca. 36,8 x 52 cm., Laurie & Whittle, London, 1802, framed. = Sparrow, British Sporting Artists, p.85-88 and passim. Some signs of wear characteristic for this technique and age. Not examined outside frame