George Stubbs
Truss, a Hunter

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Artist George Stubbs (British, 1724–1806)English, 1724–1806

CultureBritish

Titles

Truss, a Hunter

Date1802 or 1803

PlaceEngland

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions20 3/8 × 24 1/8 in. (51.8 × 61.2 cm)
Frame: 25 3/4 × 29 1/4 × 2 1/8 in. (65.4 × 74.3 × 5.3 cm)

Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston

Object numberBF.1985.11

Current Location

The Audrey Jones Beck Building

217 Blaffer Galleries

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Department

Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation

Object Type

PAINTING

Provenance[Ackermann, New York, 1932]; [Ackermann, London, 1960]; [Paul Mellon sale, Sotheby’s, New York, June 7, 1984, lot 57]; [P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., New York]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 1985.
Exhibition History"A Noble Pastime: Hunting Pictures from the Collection of the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation," Ellen Noel Museum, Odessa, Texas, September 3–November 7, 2004; San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, Texas, January 29–April 6, 2005; San Antonio Museum of Art, December 2, 2006–April 29, 2007.

"British Paintings 1550–1800 from the Collection of the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation," Ellen Noël Art Museum, Odessa, Texas, November 13, 2010–January 10, 2011.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Signed and dated lower right: Geo: Stubbs pinxit/1802 [or ’3]

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