A Tyger (A Recumbent Leopard by a Tree)
George Stubbs
May 1, 1788
Medium
Etching with roulette work; first and only state
Dimensions
10 x 13 in. (25.4 x 33.0 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Accession Number
49.49.7
Tags
Leopards
About the Artist
George Stubbs · 1724–1806
Stubbs was a popular painter of horses and dogs who enjoyed many commissions in London throughout the second half of the 18th century. He was elected R.A. in 1781, but this title was removed as he declined to submit a diploma picture. Comment on works: Animals, Sporting