Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
George Stubbs, 1724–1806, British
Title:
Tiger Body, Lateral View (Study for an unpublished table; shows a late stage in dissection)
Date:
between 1795 and 1806
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 x 21 inches (40.6 x 53.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left, from bottom to top of sheet: "Paper No. 3"; in graphite, verso, upper left: "[A 15]"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1980.1.82
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
tigers | Panthera tigris (species) | tiger | anatomical study | side | anatomy | skeleton | tail (hanging) | ribs, groin | figure study | animal | cat (domestic cat)
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
An Introduction to George Stubbs (MK Gallery, 2019-10-11 - 2020-01-26)

An Introduction to George Stubbs (National Horse Racing Museum, 2019-06-27 - 2019-09-29)

The Critique of Reason : Romantic Art, 1760–1860 (Yale University Art Gallery, 2015-03-06 - 2015-07-26)

Connections (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-05-26 - 2011-09-11)

Fierce Friends - Artists & Animals in the Industrial Era, 1750-1920 (Carnegie Museum of Art, 2006-03-25 - 2006-08-27)
Publications:
George Stubbs, George Stubbs : 'All Done from Nature', London, p. 197, cat. 47.5, NJ18.St915 A12 2019 (LC) Oversize
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:19791