A Tigress

1772

John Dixon after George Stubbs

Associated Names
John Dixon

Artist, British, c. 1740 - 1811

George Stubbs

Artist After, British, 1724 - 1806

This is a painting of a tiger in a natural setting. The tiger is lying down on foliage and rocks, displaying its distinct striped fur pattern. Its gaze is calm and direct. The background is dark, emphasizing the tiger and its surroundings, which include leaves and rocks.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Paul Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 48.1 x 58.4 cm (18 15/16 x 23 in.)
    sheet: 53.5 x 60.3 cm (21 1/16 x 23 3/4 in.)
    overall (mat size): 66 x 86.4 cm (26 x 34 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.96.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lennox-Boyd, Dixon, Clayton, no. 33, State i/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Christopher Lennox-Boyd; (C. G. Boerner Limited, New York); purchased 2001 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2001

  • Mezzotint Exhibition, C.G. Boerner Inc., New York, 2002, no catalogue.

2004

  • Six Centuries of Prints and Drawings: Recent Acquisitions, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2004 - 2005

2006

  • The Artist's Vision: Romantic Traditions in Great Britain, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2006 - 2007

Bibliography

1989

  • Lennox-Boyd, Christopher, Rob Dixon, and Timothy Clayton. George Stubbs: the Complete Engraved Works. London, 1989.

2001

  • C. G. Boerner Ltd. Mezzotints from the Collection of Christopher Lennox-Boyd. London, 2001: no. 31.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left in graphite below plate: Stubbs Pinxit; by later hand, lower right in plate below image: J. Dixon Fecit; by later hand, lower center verso: L.c. IXL / C2B/L / PH524; lower center verso in graphite: P11524

Watermarks

IHS with cross and nails

Wikidata ID

Q76346278

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