Tiger (Primary Title)
George Stubbs, English, 1724 - 1806 (Artist)
With his unsurpassed knowledge of anatomy, George Stubbs became the foremost painter of animals during the Enlightenment. Here, he shows a tiger that was presumably kept in the private zoo of one of his patrons in England. Though tigers were usually portrayed by Stubbs and others as fierce, this one is in an equally natural state of repose.
Paul Mellon Collection
2018-2019: "A Sporting Vision: The Paul Mellon Collection of British Sporting Art from the VMFA", National Sporting Museum & Library, Middleburg, VA, April 13 - July 22, 2018; Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN, February 2 - May 5, 2019; Frick Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, June 15 - September 8, 2019
2018: Collecting for the Commonwealth Preserving for the Nation, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1919-2018, Winter Antiques Show, Park Avenue Armory, New York City, NY, January 18 - 26, 2018.
2018: Collecting for the Commonwealth Preserving for the Nation, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1919-2018, Winter Antiques Show, Park Avenue Armory, New York City, NY, January 18 - 26, 2018.
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