Whistlejacket the Benvoir

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Whistlejacket
100% Happy
Owner
furfur
Stolen
26 Jul 2015
Name Origin:
Whistlejacket is an oil-on-canvas painting from about 1762 by the British artist George Stubbs showing the Marquess of Rockingham's racehorse approximately at lifesize, rearing up against a plain background. The canvas is large, lacks any other content except some discreet shadows, and Stubbs has paid precise attention to the details of the horse's appearance. It has been described in The Independent as "a paradigm of the flawless beauty of an Arabian thoroughbred". The Fitzwilliam family, heirs of the childless Rockingham, retained the painting until 1997 when funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund allowed the National Gallery, London to acquire it for £11 million.

About Benvoir Eggs

This egg was only given out on July 21-28 of 2015 for Egg Cave's 6-year birthday celebration.

About the Benvoir Creature

Some say that the Benvoir is a rejected genetically reconstructed creature from the Science and Research Center in Ark City. After repeated attempts to contact the Science and Research Center about the Benvoir, they deny performing any experiments on it.

Curiously enough, alongside their denial of having any involvement with the Benvoir, they cannot provide any natural evidence surrounding the origins of the species.