Exhibition History: The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05) / Image Available: Available / Collective Title: A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl - YCBA Collections Search Search Results

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Exhibition History The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)

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Collective Title A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl

1. Human Figure, Anterior View, Undissected (Finished Study for Table VI)

Human Figure, Anterior View, Undissected (Finished Study for Table VI)

Creator:: George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Date:: 1795 to 1806
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 21 1/4 x 16 inches (54 x 40.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. Fowl Body, Lateral View (Highly Finished Study for an Unpublished Table; Shows the Last Stage in Dissection)

Fowl Body, Lateral View (Highly Finished Study for an Unpublished Table; Shows the Last Stage in Dissection)

Creator:: George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Date:: between 1795 and 1806
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper with traces of well-defined platemarks along margins
Dimensions:: Sheet: 21 1/4 x 16 inches (54 x 40.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Human Figure, Posterior View (Finished Study for an Unpublished Plate)

Human Figure, Posterior View (Finished Study for an Unpublished Plate)

Creator:: George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Date:: 1795 to 1806
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and red chalk on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper with traces of well-defined platemarks along margins
Dimensions:: Sheet: 21 3/8 x 16 inches (54.3 x 40.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Human Skeleton, Lateral View (Close to the Final Study for Table III But Differs in Detail)

Human Skeleton, Lateral View (Close to the Final Study for Table III But Differs in Detail)

Creator:: George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Date:: Between 1795 and 1806
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 21 1/2 x 16 inches (54.6 x 40.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Tiger Body, Lateral View (Finished Drawing for Unpublished Table; Shows the Third Stage in Dissection)

Tiger Body, Lateral View (Finished Drawing for Unpublished Table; Shows the Third Stage in Dissection)

Creator:: George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Date:: 1795 to 1806
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 x 21 1/4 inches (40.6 x 54 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection