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Print made by George Stubbs, 1724–1806, British, A Horse Affrighted by a Lion, 1777

Creator:: Print made by George Stubbs, 1724–1806, British
Title:: A Horse Affrighted by a Lion
Date:: 1777
Medium:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet (cropped inside plate): 14 3/4 x 19 inches (37.5 x 48.3 cm) and Image: 13 1/2 x 18 1/8 inches (34.3 x 46.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Lettered lower center: "Engraved and Painted by GEORGE STUBBS. | Publifhed as the Act directs, 25th. Sepr. 1777, by GEO:STUBBS, No.24 Somerfet Street, Portman Square, London."
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B1985.36.1080
Classification:: Prints
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:: frightened | horse (animal) | lion | lions | rocks (landforms)
Access:: View by request in the Study Room
Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:20983
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Dudley Snelgrove, British Sporting and Animal Prints 1658-1874: A Catalogue, The Paul Mellon Collection , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 1981, NE960.3 G7 B75 + Oversize (Mellon Shelf) (YCBA)

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