Benjamin Marshall

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Benjamin Marshall (b. 14 October 1768 in Seagrave, Leicestershire - d. 29 January 1835) was an English sporting and animal painter. He was a follower of George Stubbs and studied under Lemuel Abbott for a short period of time. After 1792, he began painting animals, settling at Newmarket in 1812 near the racetrack. He returned to London in 1825 and died in 1835.