Period: 18th century / Genre: animal art / Creator: Stubbs, George, 1724–1806

1. Brown and White Norfolk or Water Spaniel

Creator:: George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Date:: 1778
Materials & Techniques:: Beeswax and oil on panel
Dimensions:: 31 3/4 x 38 1/4 inches (80.6 x 97.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

2. Horse Attacked by a Lion (Episode C)

Creator:: George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Date:: between 1768 and 1769
Materials & Techniques:: beeswax and oil on panel
Dimensions:: 10 1/8 × 11 5/8 inches (25.7 × 29.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

3. Greenland Falcon

Creator:: George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Date:: 1780
Materials & Techniques:: beeswax on panel
Dimensions:: 32 x 39 inches (81.3 x 99.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

4. Sleeping Leopard

Creator:: George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Date:: 1777
Materials & Techniques:: Enamel on Wedgwood biscuit earthenware
Dimensions:: 4 1/4 x 6 5/8 inches (10.8 x 16.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

5. Lion and Lioness

Creator:: George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Date:: 1770
Materials & Techniques:: Enamel on copper
Dimensions:: 9 1/2 × 11 inches (24.1 × 27.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

6. Lustre, held by a Groom

Creator:: George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Date:: ca. 1762
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: Frame: 46 1/2 × 56 3/4 inches (118.1 × 144.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

7. Pumpkin with a Stable-lad

Creator:: George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Date:: 1774
Materials & Techniques:: beeswax and oil on panel
Dimensions:: 32 3/8 × 39 7/8 inches (82.2 × 101.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

8. A Lion Attacking a Horse

Creator:: George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Date:: 1762
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 96 × 131 inches (243.8 × 332.7 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

9. Bulls Fighting

Creator:: George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Date:: 1786
Materials & Techniques:: beeswax and oil on panel
Dimensions:: 24 1/4 x 32 1/2 inches (61.6 x 82.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

10. A Lion Attacking a Stag

Creator:: George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Date:: between 1765 and 1766
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 96 × 131 inches (243.8 × 332.7 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

11. Water Spaniel

Creator:: George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Date:: 1769
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 35 1/2 x 46 inches (90.2 x 116.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

12. Horse Frightened by a Lion

Creator:: George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Date:: between 1762 and 1768
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 27 3/4 × 41 inches (70.5 × 104.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

13. Zebra

Creator:: George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Date:: 1763
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 40 1/2 × 50 1/4 inches (102.9 × 127.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

14. Turf, with Jockey up, at Newmarket

Creator:: George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Date:: ca. 1766
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: Frame: 46 1/2 × 56 1/2 × 2 7/8 inches (118.1 × 143.5 × 7.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

15. A Horse Frightened by a Lioness

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1800
Materials & Techniques:: Enamel plaque
Dimensions:: 3 13/16 × 4 11/16 inches (9.7 × 11.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

16. Brown Horse in a Hilly Landscape

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1785
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 25 x 30 inches (63.5 x 76.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

17. Horse Frightened by a Lion (Episode A)

Creator:: Josiah Wedgwood, 1730–1795
Date:: modeled 1780
Materials & Techniques:: Solid blue jasper with white relief, shallow oval
Dimensions:: Image: 10 × 16 inches (25.4 × 40.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

18. A Tyger (Sleeping Leopard)

Creator:: George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Date:: 1788
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint, second state
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 x 8 inches (15.2 x 20.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. A Horse Affrighted by a Lion

Creator:: Print made by George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Date:: 1788
Materials & Techniques:: Etching with roulette work, third state
Dimensions:: Plate: 9 7/8 x 13 inches (25.1 x 33 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. A Sleeping Leopard

Creator:: Print made by George Stubbs, 1724–1806
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)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. A Tiger and a Sleeping Leopard

Creator:: Print made by George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Date:: 1788
Materials & Techniques:: Soft-ground etching with roulette on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/4 × 12 1/2 inches (24.8 × 31.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. A Foxhound on the Scent

Creator:: George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Date:: 1788
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 5/8 × 4 inches (9.2 × 10.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. The Lion and Stag

Creator:: Benjamin Green, ca. 1736–ca. 1800
Date:: 1770
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint, second state
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 3/8 x 22 3/16in. (44.2 x 56.4cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. [Lion and Horse]

Creator:: George Townly Stubbs, 1748–1815
Date:: 1770
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 7/8 x 21 7/8in. (45.4 x 55.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. Bulls Fighting

Creator:: George Townly Stubbs, 1748–1815
Date:: 1788
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 x 23 7/16in. (48.3 x 59.5cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. Bulls Fighting

Creator:: George Townly Stubbs, 1748–1815
Date:: 1788
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint, second state
Dimensions:: Sheet: 18 7/8 x 23 3/8in. (48 x 59.4cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. A Tigress

Creator:: John Dixon, ca. 1740–1811
Date:: 1773
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 × 23 inches (48.3 × 58.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection