ID 1422632
Lot 4 | GEORGE STUBBS (1724-1806)
Estimate value
$ 30 000 – 50 000
Two Tygers
soft-ground etching with roulette, on wove paper, without watermark, 1788, Lennox- Boyd's third, final, state, with the engraved inscription at the lower edge, a fine, early impression, the soft-ground etching describing the dark background printing strongly, the highlights bright on the Tiger in the foreground, published by the artist, London, with margins, framed
Plate: 10 x 12 7/8 in. (254 x 327 mm.)
Sheet: 10 ¼ x 13 1/8 in. (259 x 333 mm.)
Literature
George Stubbs, The Complete Engraved Work, Lennox-Boyd et al., 72
| Applied technique: | Etching |
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| Medium: | Plastic |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Place of origin: | England, Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Prints & Multiples |
| Applied technique: | Etching |
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| Medium: | Plastic |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Place of origin: | England, Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Prints & Multiples |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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