Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
George Stubbs, 1724–1806, British
Title:
Tiger Skeleton, Lateral View (Highly finished study for Table IV)
Date:
1795 to 1806
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/8 x 16 3/8 inches (28.3 x 41.6 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1980.1.67
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
tigers | tiger | anatomical study | skeleton | skull | figure study | animal | cat (domestic cat) | side | anatomy
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Fierce Friends - Artists & Animals in the Industrial Era, 1750-1920 (Van Gogh Museum, 2005-10-05 - 2006-02-05)

Fearful of Symmetry: The Art of George Stubbs, painter of the Enlightenment (Hall & Knight Ltd., 2000-01-20 - 2000-02-28)

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

George Stubbs (1724-1806) Tate Gallery (Tate Britain, 1984-10-17 - 1985-01-06)

George Stubbs (1724-1806) Tate Gallery (Yale Center for British Art, 1985-02-13 - 1985-04-07)
Publications:
Judy Egerton, George Stubbs, 1724-1806, [exhibition] Tate Gallery. , Tate Publishing, London, 1984, pp. 203-4, no. 155, NJ18 St915 E43 (YCBA) +
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:19776