Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
George Stubbs, 1724–1806, British
Title:
A Prancing Horse, Facing Right
Date:
ca. 1790
Materials & Techniques:
Red chalk on thin, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 7/8 x 9 5/8 inches (22.5 x 24.4 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2001.2.1261
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
landscape | foliage | vegetation | trees | horse (animal) | figure study
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
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)
Publications:
A loan exhibition of English drawings and watercolours from the collection of Mr and Mrs Paul Mellon of Upperville, Virginia, P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London, 1964, cat. no. 52, N5247.M385 L62 (YCBA)

An exhibition of English drawings and water colors from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, February 18-April 1, 1962, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1962, pp. 14, 43, cat. no. 82, Pl. 82, NC228 U6 (YCBA) Copy 2 is on Mellon Shelf

English Drawings and Watercolours from the Mellon Collection, The Times (London), issue no. 56195, December 15, 1964, p. 6, Available online: The Times Digital Archive Also available on Microfilm: Film An T482 (SML)

Painting in England 1700-1850 : collection of Mr. & Mrs. Paul Mellon : Exhibition at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, , 1,2, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA, 1963, v.1: intro. p. 20, p. 174, no. 389, ND466 V57 v.1-2 (YCBA)

Yale University Art Gallery, English drawings and watercolors, from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, April 15 - June 20, 1965 , New Haven, 1965, Cat. No. 52, NC228 Y34 (YCBA)

Mahonri Sharp Young, The Mellon Drawings at the Morgan, Apollo, vo. 95, no. 122, April, 1972, pp. 331, 333, fig. 4, N1 A54 + (YCBA) Another copy available in Vertical File - V 2330
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:21332