Discover the story of The Prince of Wales's Phaeton by George Stubbs

The Prince of Wales's Phaeton is one of George Stubbs's most grand and elegant equestrian compositions, painted in 1793. It depicts the magnificent horses of the Prince of Wales — the future King George IV — harnessed to a gleaming phaeton carriage, attended by a liveried groom and a postilion. Stubbs captures the power and grace of these royal animals with his trademark anatomical precision and quiet sensitivity. The phaeton itself was the sports car of its day — fast, fashionable, and favoured by the aristocracy. This painting is a vivid window into the world of Georgian England, where the horse was at the very centre of society, sport, and status. Today it is part of the Royal Collection at Windsor Castle, one of the finest collections of art in the world.

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