The thriller writer Felix Francis chooses a classic image by Munnings that ‘perfectly sums up the excitement of horse racing’.
Felix Francis on his choice of ‘Start at Newmarket: Study No 4’ by Sir Alfred Munnings
‘Mankind has painted horses since the Stone Age, but only with the invention of photography have artists been able to portray a horse accurately in motion. George Stubbs, the master of equine anatomy, famously painted the horse Baronet in a…