Sharke (Primary Title)
(from a set of sixteen prints) (Series Title)

George Stubbs, English, 1724 - 1806 (Artist)

1794
English
Works On Paper
Prints
stipple engraving and etching on wove paper
Sheet: 19 5/8 × 24 3/4 in. (49.85 × 62.87 cm)
Plate: 16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.64 × 50.48 cm)
Mat: 24 × 30 in. (60.96 × 76.2 cm)
85.1413
Not on view
Inscribed in graphite upper right: "10". Printed beneath image, lower left: "George Stubbs pinxt."; lower right: "Geo. Townly Stubbs sculpt. Engraver to His R.H. the Prince of Wales"; lower center: "SHARKE./ London, Published May 20, 1794, by Mess.rs Stubbs, Turf Gallery, Conduit Street."
Paul Mellon Collection
Catching Sight: The World of British Sporting Print, VMFA, August 31, 2013 - July 13, 2014
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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