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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.
National Gallery of Art · Print
A Tigress
John Dixon after George Stubbs
- Date
- 1772
- Medium
- mezzotint on laid paper
- 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.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 2001.96.2
- Credit line
- Paul Mellon Fund
- Time span
- 1751 to 1775
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- British
- mammal
- animal
- mezzotint
- Tiger
Provenance
Christopher Lennox-Boyd; (C. G. Boerner Limited, New York); purchased 2001 by NGA.
Inscription
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
NGA object ID 119590. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.