Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by George Stubbs, 1724–1806, British
Title:
A Sleeping Leopard
Date:
1791
Materials & Techniques:
Soft-ground etching with roulette on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 x 13 3/4 inches (25.4 x 34.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on back in graphite lower right: "IR 359/4 | 30"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1985.36.1449
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
leopards | rocks (landforms) | plants | ivy | branches | animal art | sleeping
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Connections (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-05-26 - 2011-09-11)

Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)

George Stubbs in the Collection of Paul Mellon: a Memorial Exhibition (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 2000-02-14 - 2000-05-15)

George Stubbs in the Collection of Paul Mellon: a Memorial Exhibition (Yale Center for British Art, 1999-04-30 - 1999-09-05)

The Creative Printmaker (Yale Center for British Art, 1985-07-09 - 1985-09-01)

The Creative Printmaker (Joseph and Margaret Muscarelle Museum of Art, 1986-03-05 - 1986-04-20)

Painters and Engraving - The Reproductive Print from Hogarth to Wilkie (Yale Center for British Art, 1980-03-26 - 1980-06-22)
Publications:
Paul Mellon's Legacy : a passion for British art [large print labels], , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2007, v. 2, N5220 M552 P381 2007 OVERSIZE (YCBA)

Dudley Snelgrove, British Sporting and Animal Prints 1658-1874: A Catalogue, The Paul Mellon Collection , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 1981, NE960.3 G7 B75 + Oversize (Mellon Shelf) (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:21075