An introduction to...

Join us in the Supporters' House on your Members' Preview Day of 'Stubbs: Portrait of a Horse' before anyone else.

Art historian Martin Brown introduces the National Gallery's latest exhibition within the calm surroundings of the Supporters' House Salon. Brown will prime you to enter the world of visionary British painter, George Stubbs, and his monumental portrait of a rearing racehorse, ‘Scrub’.

This introduction is open to all Members and includes a 45-minute talk before you head into the exhibition.

For those booked onto the 9am talk, you'll be able to enter the exhibition just before opening at 10am, giving you the opportunity to be the first visitors to the exhibition. The talk will be repeated at 2pm and 4pm.

Martin Brown is a qualified art historian in History of Art and Architecture. As an award-winning Blue Badge Guide experienced in guiding in National Gallery, Tate Britain and Tate Modern, Brown is passionate about the Gallery’s collection. Before retraining as a Blue Badge Guide, Brown worked for 30 years in education. Firstly, as a teacher of French and German in London secondary schools, and for the last 10 years as Head Teacher of a large Secondary School. In addition, Brown has worked as a Secondary School Improvement Adviser for a local authority, for OFSTED as an Inspector and for the Department for Education as a National Leader of Education.