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Prints and Drawings
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Creator
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
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Date
1795
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Accessible in the Study Room
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Drawings & Watercolors
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Creator Gender
male
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Collective Title
A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl
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Period
18th century-19th century
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graphite
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wove paper
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figure study
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anatomical study
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cat (domestic cat)
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skeleton
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tiger
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tail (hanging)
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ribs, groin
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skin
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George Stubbs (1724-1806) Tate Gallery (Tate Britain, 1984-10-17 - 1985-01-06)
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George Stubbs (1724-1806) Tate Gallery (Yale Center for British Art, 1985-02-13 - 1985-04-07)
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George Stubbs in the Collection of Paul Mellon: a Memorial Exhibition (Yale Center for British Art, 1999-04-30 - 1999-09-05)
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Fearful of Symmetry: The Art of George Stubbs, painter of the Enlightenment (Hall & Knight Ltd., 2000-01-20 - 2000-02-28)
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Fierce Friends - Artists & Animals in the Industrial Era, 1750-1920 (Carnegie Museum of Art, 2006-03-25 - 2006-08-27)
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George Stubbs in the Collection of Paul Mellon: a Memorial Exhibition (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 2000-02-14 - 2000-05-15)
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William Hunter and the Anatomy of the Modern Museum (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-02-14 - 2019-05-20)
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An Introduction to George Stubbs (MK Gallery, 2019-10-11 - 2020-01-26)
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An Introduction to George Stubbs (National Horse Racing Museum, 2019-06-27 - 2019-09-29)
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The Critique of Reason : Romantic Art, 1760–1860 (Yale University Art Gallery, 2015-03-06 - 2015-07-26)
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The Ingenious Machine of Nature - Four Centuries of Art and Anatomy (National Gallery of Canada, 1996-10-31 - )
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The Ingenious Machine of Nature - Four Centuries of Art and Anatomy (Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1997 - 1997)
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The Ingenious Machine of Nature - Four Centuries of Art and Anatomy (Vancouver Art Gallery, 1997 - 1997-06-15)
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The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
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An American's Passion for British Art - Paul Mellon's Legacy (Royal Academy of Arts, 2007-10-20 - 2008-01-27)
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An American's Passion for British Art - Paul Mellon's Legacy (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
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Dare to Know: Prints and Drawings in the Age of Enlightenment (Harvard Art Museums, 2022-09-15 - 2023-01-16)
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Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Fowl, Lateral View with Most Feathers Removed (Finished Study for Table X)
between 1795 and 1806
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George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Tiger, Lateral View, with Skin and Tissue Removed (Finished Study for Table IX)
between 1795 and 1806
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George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Fowl Body, Lateral View (Highly Finished Study for an Unpublished Table; Shows the Last Stage in Dissection)
between 1795 and 1806
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George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Human Figure, Lateral View (Finished study for an unpublished table, representing the last stage in the dissection)
between 1795 and 1806
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George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Human Skeleton, Lateral View (Close to the Final Study for Table III But Differs in Detail)
Between 1795 and 1806
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George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Tiger, Lateral View (Outline Study of the Surface Blood Supply, Prepared for the Key Figure to Table IX)
between 1795 and 1806
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George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Tiger Body, Lateral View (Study for an unpublished table; shows a late stage in dissection)
between 1795 and 1806
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George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Human Figure, Lateral View, after Removal of the Skin and the Underlying Fascial Layers (Finished Study for Table XIII)
between 1795 and 1806