George Stubbs, 1724–1806, Britishafter George Stubbs, 1724–1806, British
Title:
The Farmer's Wife and the Raven
Date:
1788
Materials & Techniques:
Etching with roulette and rocker work, first state
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 1/2 x 27 3/8in. (52 x 69.6cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1985.36.1097
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
ravens | literary theme | bird | raven | horse (animal) | gesture | willow | costume | farmer | woman | broken | wife | basket | eggs | landscape | literature | genre subject | frightened | dream | Fifty-one Fables in Verse or Fables of John Gay (1727, Part the Second 1738)
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
The Engraved Work of George Stubbs (1724-1806) (The British Sporting Art Trust, 2005-07-25 - 2005-08-17)The Engraved Work of George Stubbs (1724-1806) (Ferens Art Gallery, 2005-09-24 - 2005-11-06)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:
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)