The display runs until 21st December, and features pictures of British art from 1630 to 1770.

George Stubbs is the artist behind the exhibition, and it is the first time his work has been on show near to where the pieces were either set, or painted.

The exhibition has even attracted the interest of Channel 4, which recently aired a piece during the coverage of the St Leger Meeting at Doncaster.

Stubbs used nearby Creswell Crags as a setting for many paintings – for example, the famous Horse Devoured by a Lion, and A Grey Horse with a Groom and Greyhound. Both works, on loan from the Tate in London, will be in the exhibition.

Stubbs visited Welbeck several times at the invitation of its owner William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (1738-1809). The Duke commissioned Stubbs to paint portraits of himself, his younger brother, and a number of his favourite horses. The two family group paintings, dating from 1776-1777, will be on display.

The Harley Gallery is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 5pm and admission is free. For more information click onto www.harleygallery.co.uk.