The Master of the Royal Stud: The Life and Art of Richard Barrett Davis In the golden age of British sporting art, few names resonate with as much prestige and anatomical precision as Richard Barrett Davis. Born in 1782 in the quiet town of Watford, Hertfordshire, Davis was destined for a life intertwined with the grandeur of the English countryside and the nobility of the equine form. His early years were steeped in the atmosphere of the hunt; his father served as a huntsman to King George III, an association that likely planted the seeds of his lifelong fascination with the spirited moveme…