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Paestum: No. 4 View of the Interior part of the 2nd temple from the east front
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/2 x 11 7/8 inches (34.3 x 30.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
No. 5 interior part of the 2nd temple seen from the North Side
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 11/16 x 12 1/16 inches (37.3 x 30.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
No. 7 the interior part of the 3rd temple looking from the west front
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 x 12 inches (35.6 x 30.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
No. 9 architecture of the temple of Neptune the King
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink with gray wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 3/4 x 11 7/8 inches (37.5 x 30.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Plan of the Temple of Ceres Legifera
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink with gray wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 7/8 x 19 1/16 inches (30.2 x 48.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Plan of temple of Minerva Polias and Neptune the King
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink with gray wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 7/8 x 18 15/16 inches (30.2 x 48.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Unidentified Fish
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Binding: 16 1/4 inches (41.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
No. 6 Temple of Neptune the King, View and Elevation of the 2nd temple - seen from the east
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink with gray wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 15/16 x 11 5/8 inches (37.9 x 29.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
No. 10 Architecture of the Temple of Minerva Polias and Neptune the King
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink with gray wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 3/4 x 11 7/8 inches (37.5 x 30.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Plan of the Temple of Neptune the King
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink with gray wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 13/16 x 19 1/8 inches (30 x 48.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
No. 8 Architecture of the Temple of Ceres Legitera
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink with gray wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 7/8 x 11 3/4 inches (37.8 x 29.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Temple at Baalbec: Detailed drawing of a Doorway
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, gray wash, graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 3/4 × 11 3/4 inches (47.6 × 29.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Finished Drawing of Unidentified Palladian Mansion
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and black ink, gray wash on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 7/8 × 21 3/4 inches (37.8 × 55.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Veduta di Tunga
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, gray wash, pen and brown ink, red pencil on moderately thick, moderate texture, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 7/8 × 21 1/2 inches (37.8 × 54.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
"Arch of Marcus Aurelius at Tripoli "
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
ca. 1766
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, gray wash, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured,cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 1/4 × 25 3/4 inches (48.9 × 65.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
The Medrassen [sic] Pl. V
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, gray wash, pen and black ink, red pencil on moderately thick, slightly textured, white laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 26 × 38 1/4 inches (66 × 97.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Centre Composite Temple Suttetula Modern Sheitla
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 1/2 × 15 3/4 inches (54.6 × 40 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Details of Plinth and Entablature of Lower Arch at Mactar, Modern Makther
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 25 1/8 × 19 1/8 inches (63.8 × 48.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Lower Arch at Mactor Modern Makther set in a Landscape
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, white laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 × 25 1/8 inches (48.3 × 63.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Architectural Details of Pedestal Column and Entablature and Pediment Makther
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, gray wash, red pencil, graphite on slightly textured, moderately thick, white wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 25 3/4 × 19 1/4 inches (65.4 × 48.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
XVLL Arch at Makther
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, gray wash, pen and black ink, red pencil on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 3/4 × 21 5/8 inches (40 × 54.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Arch of Trajan Mactar Modern Makther set in Landscape
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
ca. 1768
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, gray wash, pen and black ink on moderately textured, thick, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 1/4 × 25 1/2 inches (48.9 × 64.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Right Corinthian Temple at Suttetula Modern Sheitla
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 5/8 × 22 inches (42.2 × 55.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Plate XV Back of Temple at Sheitla [sic]
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash and graphite with pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, white laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 3/4 × 21 1/2 inches (40 × 54.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
XIVI Theatre at Ain Tunga Thignica
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and gray wash on moderately thick,moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 1/4 × 21 3/8 inches (38.7 × 54.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Arch of Trajan Makther
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, gray wash, pen and black ink, red pencil on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 5/8 × 21 5/8 inches (39.7 × 54.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Euphorbia abyssinica J.F. Gmel. (Ethiopian Tree-Spurge): finished drawing of single trunk, with details of whole and dissected fruits
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/2 × 9 3/4 inches (31.8 × 24.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Brucea antidysenterica J. Miller (James Bruce's Tree): finished drawing with stem of fruits added
Creator:
Attributed to James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
1769–73
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 3/8 × 10 1/2 inches (36.5 × 26.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Bocorvus abyssinicus (Abyssinian Ground Hornbill)
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 3/8 × 9 3/4 inches (31.4 × 24.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Elevation of Pedestal Entableature of the Arch at Tripoli
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 25 1/2 × 19 1/2 inches (64.8 × 49.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Elevation and Plan of the Arch at Zanfour
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash and graphite with pen and black on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 25 3/4 × 19 1/4 inches (65.4 × 48.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Ceiling Decoration of Arch at Tripoli
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 26 × 19 1/2 inches (66 × 49.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Architectural detail of Column of Arch at Tripoli
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 25 3/4 × 19 1/4 inches (65.4 × 48.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Arch and Corinthian Temple of Assuras mod. Zanfour
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and black ink, red pencil on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 3/4 × 21 3/4 inches (40 × 55.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Twenty-eight Arch at Tripoli
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 3/8 × 25 5/8 inches (49.2 × 65.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Elevation of Arch at Tripoli
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, gray wash, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 25 5/8 × 39 inches (65.1 × 99.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Architectural detail of Plaque above Niches in Arch at Tripoli
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 25 3/4 × 19 3/8 inches (65.4 × 49.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Tomb de la Chretienne/ Juba and Cleopatra
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
ca. 1769
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, black ink, gouache, gray wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 3/8 × 21 3/8 inches (39.1 × 54.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Temple of Jupiter and Minerva, Thugga
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 26 × 38 3/4 inches (66 × 98.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Arundinaria alpina K. Schum. (African Bamboo): finished drawing of sections of stem and of shoot with leaves
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/4 × 10 3/8 inches (36.2 × 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Temple of Jupiter and Minerva
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, graphite, gray wash on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 38 5/8 × 25 5/8 inches (98.1 × 65.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Arundinaria alpina K. Schum. (African Bamboo): finished drawing of habit with roots
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/4 × 10 3/8 inches (36.2 × 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Rhamnus prinoides L'Herit. (African Buckthorn): finished drawing without details and with berries added
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 × 12 inches (40.6 × 30.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Coccinia abyssinica (Lam.): finished drawing, the tuber and detail of fruit
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 × 12 1/8 inches (40.6 × 30.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Mimusops kummel A. DC. : finished drawing with some flowers
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 × 12 inches (40.6 × 30.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Neophron percnopterus (Egyptian Vulture)
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 × 18 inches (35.6 × 45.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Unidentified Fish
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 × 16 inches (30.5 × 40.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Unidentified Fish
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/16 × 16 inches (30.6 × 40.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Unidentified Ungulate
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite; verso: gouache on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/2 × 21 1/2 inches (36.8 × 54.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Unidentified Ungulate
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/8 × 15 inches (33.3 × 38.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Unidentified Madoqua (Dik-dik): study of head and skull
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 × 12 inches (40.6 × 30.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Unidentified Temple Faustana (?)
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and gray wash on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/2 × 21 inches (36.8 × 53.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Capitol Thamugas
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash, pen and black ink on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 1/2 × 15 1/2 inches (54.6 × 39.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

54. Jerboa

Jerboa
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
ca. 1768
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, watercolor, and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 3/4 × 9 3/4 inches (29.8 × 24.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Madoqua (Dik-dik)
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
ca. 1768
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, over gaphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 1/2 × 5 3/4 inches (11.4 × 14.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Commiphora gileadensis (L.) C. Chr. (Balm of Gilead, Opobalsam): finished drawing of fruit, dissected fruits, and leaves
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
ca. 1768
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 × 9 5/8 inches (30.5 × 24.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

57. Wolf

Wolf
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
1764
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, pen and black ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 3/8 × 7 5/8 inches (23.8 × 19.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

58. Dik-dik

Dik-dik
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
ca. 1768
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink and graphite on vellum
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/2 × 6 3/8 inches (14 × 16.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Heterohyrax brucei (Yellow-Spotted Rock Hyrax)
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
ca. 1768
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen iand brown ink, over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 3/8 × 9 3/4 inches (31.4 × 24.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Sagittarius serpentarius (Secretary Bird)
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
ca. 1768
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/4 × 10 3/8 inches (36.2 × 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

61. Vulture

Vulture
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
ca. 1768
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 × 12 1/8 inches (38.1 × 30.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Bee Cuckoo
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
ca. 1768
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 3/8 × 11 1/2 inches (34 × 29.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Man Playing a Harp
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/8 × 5 5/8 inches (18.7 × 14.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
No. 2. A. Table of Hieroglyphics found at Axum
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
1771
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink and black wash on thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 3/4 × 8 7/8 inches (27.3 × 22.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
St. Agnes (after Domenichino)
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and watercolor on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 5/8 × 12 1/8 inches (44.8 × 30.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Plan and Section of the Mikeas or Kiosc with the Pillar Where on Is Measured the Daily Increase of the Nile During Inundation
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, gray wash, and brown wash on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/8 × 9 1/2 inches (30.8 × 24.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Gypaetus barbatus (Bearded Vulture)
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
ca. 1768
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 × 9 7/8 inches (30.5 × 25.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
No.1 A Table of Hieroglyphics found at Axum
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
1771
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/2 × 10 1/2 inches (34.3 × 26.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Noble Arab of the Tribe Beni-Koreish of the Family Harb at Beder-Hunein
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 3/8 × 6 7/8 inches (21.3 × 17.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Six Men Talking
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 5/8 × 9 5/8 inches (19.4 × 24.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Horseman Approaching Traveller Beside River
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/8 × 9 1/8 inches (18.1 × 23.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Elevation of Pedestal Entablature and Pediment of Triumphal Arch at Makther
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and black ink, gray wash, red pencil on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 26 × 19 1/4 inches (66 × 48.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Aquaduct at Cherchel
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
ca. 1768
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 × 25 1/4 inches (48.3 × 64.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Aquaduct at Cherchel
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
ca. 1768
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, gouache, and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 × 16 1/8 inches (30.5 × 41 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Commiphora gileadensis (L.) C. Chr. (Balm of Gilead, Opobalsam): finished drawing of fruiting branch
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/8 × 9 3/4 inches (30.8 × 24.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Sterculia africana (Lour.) Fiori: finished drawing of stem with seed pods, some open showing seeds
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 × 12 inches (40.6 × 30.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Euphorbia helioscopia L. (Sun Spurge): finished drawing of flowering plant with details of flowers and leaf and fruit
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 3/4 × 22 1/2 inches (37.5 × 57.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Lawsonia inermis L. (Henna): finished drawing of a flowering leafy shoot
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
ca. 1769
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 3/8 × 14 1/2 inches (51.8 × 36.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Juniperus procera Endl. (African Pencil Cedar): finished drawing of trees's habit
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/2 × 13 inches (41.9 × 33 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Corvs crassirostris (Thick-Billed Raven)
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 × 12 inches (40.6 × 30.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Bostrychia carunculata (Wattled Ibis)
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 × 12 1/4 inches (40.6 × 31.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Pelecanus onocrotalus (Great White Pelican)
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
ca. 1769
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 × 14 inches (53.3 × 35.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Temple ruins
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, graphite, and gouache on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/2 × 16 3/8 inches (34.3 × 41.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Unidentified madogua (Dik-dik)
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 × 12 inches (40.6 × 30.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Triumphal Arch Thamugas
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 3/4 × 19 7/8 inches (37.5 × 50.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Felis caligata (Booted Lynx)
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
ca. 1768
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink, over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 3/4 × 9 3/4 inches (29.8 × 24.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Kefla Abay, High Priest of the Nile
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/2 × 9 inches (29.2 × 22.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Obelisk at Axum Erected As Is Supposed by Ptolemy Evergetes
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink and gray wash on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/8 × 10 3/8 inches (30.8 × 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Study of the Front of a Horse
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/4 × 9 5/8 inches (19.7 × 24.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Bruce at the Source of the Blue Nile
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 × 9 inches (17.8 × 22.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
A Servant Bringing Water to Three Hunters
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 7/8 × 9 1/8 inches (17.5 × 23.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Figures in a Landscape
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink and gray wash on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/4 × 7 inches (23.5 × 17.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Old Man, Warrior and Boy in a Classical Landscape
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 × 9 1/8 inches (17.8 × 23.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Woman in a Turban Carrying Lilies
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/2 × 8 3/4 inches (29.2 × 22.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Five Men Talking
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, gouache and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/4 × 9 3/8 inches (19.7 × 23.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Three Men Talking
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 5/8 × 9 5/8 inches (19.4 × 24.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Woodage Asahel Wearing Ceremonial Headband
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and gray wash on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 1/2 × 4 1/2 inches (11.4 × 11.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Commiphora gileadensis (L.) C. Chr. (Balm of Gilead, Opobalsam): finished drawing if tree's habit (with roots)
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 3/4 × 12 1/2 inches (24.8 × 31.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Cyperus papyrus L. (Papyrus Sedge): finished drawing of steam and flowering head, with details of inflorescence left and right
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 1/2 × 13 3/4 inches (52.1 × 34.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Protea gaguedi J.F. Gmel. (Protea): finished drawing with floral details
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 5/8 × 9 7/8 inches (32.1 × 25.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection