Tiger Skeleton, Lateral View (Probably the master study of the skeleton)
Date:
1795 to 1806
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper with traces of two platemarks
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/2 x 19 7/8 inches (36.8 x 50.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite: anatomical letter and number references; in graphite, verso, upper left: "132"; in graphite, verso, upper right, from bottom to top of sheet: "646.57"; in graphite, verso, upper right, from top to bottom of sheet: "132"; in graphite, verso, lower right: "D.72 | IR 356/72"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1980.1.72
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
tigers | tiger | anatomical study | side | anatomy | skeleton | tail (hanging) | figure study | animal | cat (domestic cat)
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
William Hunter and the Anatomy of the Modern Museum (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-02-14 - 2019-05-20)