Hockney scrolls through Bayeux, Brideshead gets revisited and Stubbs leads the field – the week in art

2026-03-06 - 12:12

A spectacular record of a year in Normandy, the photogenic buildings of Sir John Vanbrugh and extraordinary paintings of horses – all in your weekly dispatch Stubbs: Portrait of a Horse George Stubbs’s emotional, sublime equine portrait Whistlejacket is rightly one of the best loved paintings in the National Gallery. This exhibition takes a closer look at what makes his paintings of horses unforgettable. • National Gallery, London, from 12 March to 31 May Continue reading...