A Tigress
John Dixon, Irish, about 1740 - 1811
after George Stubbs, English, 1724 - 1806
1773
Mezzotint on laid paper
Plate: 19 × 22 15/16 in. (48.2 × 58.2 cm)
Sheet: 19 3/16 × 23 1/8 in. (48.7 × 58.7 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Julia L. Whittier Fund and proceeds from "One Night in November," 2008
2008.33
Publisher
John Dixon
Geography
Place Made: Ireland, Europe
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Signed, in plate, lower left: J. Dixon fecit; inscribed , in plate, lower left corner: G. Stubbs pinxt; inscribed, in plate, center lower margin: A TIGRESS. / In the Possession of His Grace the Duke of Marlborough, to whom this Plate is most humbly dedicated, by his Graces most dutiful & obedient Servt. [t superscript] John Dixon. / Published according to the Act of Parliament, 1 Feb. 1773, & sold by J. Boydell Cheapside, S. Hooper Ludgate hill, J. Bradford Fleet Street, J. Burford Bridge Street Westminster, & J. Dixon Kempe's Row, facing Ranelagh Walk, near the Whim of Chelsea.; inscribed, in plate, lower left margin: [illegible]; inscribed, in graphite, lower right margin: 130; inscribed, in graphite, on reverse, upper right: 33 [pi symbol]; inscribed, in graphite, on reverse: P1624
Course History
ARTH 2, Introduction to the History of Art II, Joy Kenseth, Marlene Heck, Winter 2012
ARTH 2, Introduction to the History of Art II, Joy Kenseth, Mary Coffey, Winter 2014
WRIT 5, Poor Taste, William Boyer, Winter 2014
ARTH 41.03, European Art 1750 - 1850, Allan Doyle, Summer 2019
History 90.14, The Global British Empire, Tiraana Bains, Winter 2023
History 90.14, The Global British Empire, Tiraana Bains, Winter 2023
Exhibition History
The Artful Disposition of Shades: The Great Age of English Mezzotints, Owen Robertson Cheatham and Friends Galleries, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 19 through March 14, 2010.
Publication History
T.Barton Thurber, The Artful Disposition of Shades: The Great Age of English Mezzotints, Hanover: Trustees of Dartmouth College, Capital Offset Company Inc., 2010, cover ill., p. 17, fig. 15, checklist p. 19.
Provenance
Christopher Lennox-Boyd; Hill-Stone Fine Prints and Drawings, New York, New York; sold to present collection, 2008.
Catalogue Raisonne
Lennox-Boyd, Dixon, and Clayton 33
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