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Brown and White Norfolk or Water Spaniel
George Stubbs1778
Yale Center for British Art
New Haven, CT, United States
The Norfolk Spaniel, which no longer exists as a pure breed, was used by sportsmen to spring and retrieve game from water. George Stubbs presents the animal as the slightly melancholy hero of its own watery world, looming like a giant over riverbanks, water plants, and weeping willow.
Gallery label for installation of YCBA collection, 2022
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- Title: Brown and White Norfolk or Water Spaniel
- Creator: George Stubbs, 1724–1806, British
- Creator Lifespan: 1724/1806
- Creator Nationality: British
- Creator Gender: male
- Date Created: 1778
- Physical Dimensions: 31 3/4 x 38 1/4 inches (80.6 x 97.2 cm)
- Subject Keywords: dog (animal), Spaniel, clouds, animal art, willow tree, trees, flowers (plants), river, animal
- External Link: See this work of art on the Yale Center for British Art website
- Medium: Beeswax and oil on panel
- Repository Name: Yale Center for British Art
- Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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