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Black and white etching of a striped tiger lying on rocks with a spotted leopard resting behind it among foliage.

A tiger and a sleeping leopard. Soft ground etching by G. Stubbs, 1788.

A striped tiger lies stretched across a rocky, foliage-covered slope, head turned toward the viewer with a watchful gaze. Behind it, a spotted leopard rests curled in shadow beneath low branches, with mushroom-like fungi and flowering plants in the foreground. The soft-ground etching renders fur and foliage in fine, tonal lines.

Artist
George Stubbs
Date
1st May 1788
Medium
Soft-ground etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3073 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1788.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Un tigre y un leopardo dormido, aguafuerte al barniz blando de George Stubbs, 1788

Un tigre rayado yace extendido sobre una pendiente rocosa cubierta de follaje, con la cabeza girada hacia el espectador y una mirada atenta. Detrás, un leopardo manchado descansa enroscado en la sombra bajo ramas bajas, con hongos y plantas con flores en primer plano. El grabado al barniz blando traza el pelaje y la vegetación con líneas finas y tonales.

Português: Um tigre e um leopardo adormecido, gravura em verniz mole de George Stubbs, 1788

Um tigre listrado está deitado, esticado sobre uma encosta rochosa coberta de folhagem, com a cabeça virada para o espectador e olhar atento. Atrás, um leopardo manchado repousa enrolado na sombra sob galhos baixos, com cogumelos e plantas floridas em primeiro plano. A gravura em verniz mole descreve o pelo e a vegetação com linhas finas e tonais.

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