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The Lion and Horse
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The Lion and Horse

George Stubbs | R. Sayer and J. Bennett | Benjamin Green

November 1, 1777

Medium

Mezzotint; fourth state of five

Tags

HorsesLions

Dimensions

Sheet (trimmed to plate): 17 7/8 × 21 3/4 in. (45.4 × 55.2 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About George Stubbs

1724–1806 • United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandUnited Kingdom

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

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