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Prints and Drawings
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Creator
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
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Date
1795
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Accessible by appointment in the Study Room
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Drawings & Watercolors
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male
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Collective Title
A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl
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Period
18th century-19th century
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Materials & Techniques
red chalk
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wove paper
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graphite
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iron gall ink
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pen
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black chalk
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laid paper
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soft-ground etching
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squaring (transferring technique)
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figure study
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anatomical study
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anatomy
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figure study
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tiger
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tigers
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tail (hanging)
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animal
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cat (domestic cat)
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side
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skeleton
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body
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legs
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ribs
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skin
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tail (gathered matter component)
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Exhibition History
George Stubbs in the Collection of Paul Mellon: a Memorial Exhibition (Yale Center for British Art, 1999-04-30 - 1999-09-05)
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Connections (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-05-26 - 2011-09-11)
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Fearful of Symmetry: The Art of George Stubbs, painter of the Enlightenment (Hall & Knight Ltd., 2000-01-20 - 2000-02-28)
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George Stubbs (1724-1806) Tate Gallery (Tate Britain, 1984-10-17 - 1985-01-06)
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George Stubbs (1724-1806) Tate Gallery (Yale Center for British Art, 1985-02-13 - 1985-04-07)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Tiger Skeleton, Lateral View
1795 to 1806
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George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Tiger, Lateral View (Outline Study of the Surface Blood Supply, Prepared for the Key Figure to Table IX)
between 1795 and 1806
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George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Tiger Body, Lateral View
1795 to 1806
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George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Tiger Body, Lateral View (Shows the third stage in dissection)
1795 to 1806
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George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Tiger Body, Lateral View (Probably made as the basis for a key figure)
1795 to 1806
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George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Tiger, Recumbent, Viewed Ventrally
1795 to 1806
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George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Tiger Body, Lateral View
1795 to 1806
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George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Tiger Body, Lateral View
1795 to 1806
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George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Tiger Skeleton, Lateral View
1795 to 1806
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George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Tiger Body, Lateral view (Study of the muscles exposed at the third stage of dissection)
1795 to 1806
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George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Tiger Body, Lateral View (Study of the fourth stage of dissection showing the deeper muscles)
1795 to 1806