Portrait of Mrs. French's White Lap Dog (Primary Title)
George Stubbs, English, 1724 - 1806 (Artist)
This painting is unusually well preserved because it was painted with enamel colors and then fired on an earthenware plaque – an endeavor in which Stubbs was assisted by the Enlightenment scientist Josiah Wedgwood. This elaborate and experimental technique was conducive to Stubbs’s highly detailed style, which seems appropriate to the tiny and precious dog that is his subject here.
Signed and dated, lower right: "Geo. Stubbs pinxit / 1792"; label on reverse.
Paul Mellon Collection
"George Stubbs in the Collection of Paul Mellon: A Memorial Exhibition", Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, April 30-September 5, 1999.
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