Labourers
George Stubbs
January 1, 1789
Medium
Etching, with stipple engraving, roulette, rocker and burnishing, on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image/plate: 52.6 × 70 cm (20 3/4 × 27 9/16 in.); Sheet: 55.5 × 72.2 cm (21 7/8 × 28 7/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
210864
About the Artist
George Stubbs · 1724–1806
Stubbs was a popular painter of horses and dogs who enjoyed many commissions in London throughout the second half of the 18th century. He was elected R.A. in 1781, but this title was removed as he declined to submit a diploma picture. Comment on works: Animals, Sporting