Portrait of the Royal Tiger

Details

Circle of George Stubbs, A.R.A. (1724-1806)
Portrait of the Royal Tiger
oil on canvas
24 x 27¾ (60.7 x 70.5 cm.)

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Lot Essay

This picutre relates to three autograph versions by Stubbs of a portrait of a tiger presented by Lord Clive, Governor of Bengal, to Lord Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough. Prior to relining, a stencil on the reverse of the present picture is supposed to have dated the canvas from 1780.

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