A Tyger (A Recumbent Leopard by a Tree) — George Stubbs | DiscoverArt

A Tyger (A Recumbent Leopard by a Tree)

May 1, 1788

Etching with roulette work; first and only state

25.4 × 33 cm (10 × 13 in)

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