Yale Center for British Art

Creator:: George Stubbs, 1724–1806, British
Title:: Fowl Skeleton, Lateral View (Probably Basic Study of the Proportions of the Fowl Skeleton Used for Other Drawings)
Date:: 1795 to 1806
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite; verso: graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper; pin pricks above beak
Dimensions:: Sheet: 20 1/4 × 13 3/4 inches (51.4 × 34.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Inscribed extensively in graphite: anatomical letter and number references
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B1980.1.104
Classification:: Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:: Fowls | anatomy | skeleton | study (visual work) | figure study | bird | anatomical study
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)
Publications:: George Stubbs, George Stubbs : 'All Done from Nature', London, p. 200, cat. 47.8, NJ18.St915 A12 2019 (LC) Oversize
Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:19813