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Creator:
George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Title:
Tiger Body, Lateral View (First of nine drawings of another specimen of tiger)
Part Of:

Collective Title: A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl

Date:
1795 to 1806
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 × 13 inches (22.9 × 33 cm), Mount: 12 1/2 × 15 3/8 inches (31.8 × 39.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, verso, upper left: "F 2 a"; in graphite, verso, upper right, from top to bottom of sheet: "F 2 a"; in graphite, verso, from bottom to top of sheet: "697.57"; in graphite, verso, lower right: "D.85 | IR 356/85"

"J Whatman 1809" on tertiary support; indecipherable double circular watermark on secondary support

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1980.1.85
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
anatomical study | anatomy | figure study | ribs | tiger | tigers
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:19794
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