Collection: Prints and Drawings / Genre: botanical subject / Creator: Balugani, Luigi Antonio Melchiorre, 1737–1771

1. Coffea arabica L. (Arabica Coffee): finished drawing of leafy shoot and berries

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: ca. 1768
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink, gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/4 × 8 5/8 inches (27.3 × 21.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. Jasminum dichotomun Vahl (African jasmine): finished drawing

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 1/16 inches (40.5 × 30.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Millettia ferruginea (Hochst.) Baker: finished drawing with a few details excluded

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 1/8 inches (40.5 × 30.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Acanthus Sennii Chiov. : finished drawing with added details

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on moderately thick, 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. Albizia gummifera (J.F.Gmel.) C.A. Sm. (Gummy Albizia Tree): finished drawing with minor variations in flowering head

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over 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

9. Albizia gummifera (J.F. Gmel.) C.A. Sm. (Gummy Albizia Tree): finished drawing of flowering head of shoot, with details of inflorescence, florets, and leaf

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: ca. 1768
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, and 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

10. Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman (African Wild Banana): finished drawing

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: 1765-1770
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over 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

11. Coffea arabica L. (Arabica Coffee): finished drawing of leafy shoot, with details of flowers, leaf, and fruits

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: ca. 1768
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink, gray wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 × 8 5/8 inches (27.9 × 21.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Mimosa pigra (L.): finished drawing

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 3/4 × 9 1/4 inches (32.4 × 23.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. 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

14. Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh. (White Mangrove): finished drawing of flowering shoot with details of flowers

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 5/8 inches (30.8 × 24.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. 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

16. Euphorbia abyssinica J.F. Gmel. (Ethiopian Tree-Spurge): finished drawing of the tree's habit

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 5/8 × 9 1/2 inches (32.1 × 24.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Pterolobium stellatum (Forssk): finished drawing

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 3/8 × 9 5/8 inches (31.4 × 24.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Hagenia abyssinica (Bruce) J.F. Gmel. : finished drawing

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 1/4 × 11 3/8 inches (38.7 × 28.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Catha edulis Forssk. (Khath): finished drawing

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Rhus ? retinorrhoea Oliver: finished drawing

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Otostegia tomentosa: outline sketch of flowering stem with details of flowers and leaf

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 7/8 x 7 7/8 inches (30.2 x 20 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. Aloe Macrocarpa (aloe): outline of habit, right, rough outline of inflorescence, with floral details

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Image: 8 3/4 x 12 3/8 inches (22.2 x 31.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Buddleis polystachya

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 × 7 7/8 inches (30.5 × 20 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. Aloe Pianta 2a

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 5/8 x 12 3/8 inches (21.9 x 31.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. Coleus edulis (Ethiopian potato): outline sketches of flowering stem, tubers, details of leaf and flowers

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/8 x 11 7/8 inches (18.7 x 30.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. [One of] Miscellaneous Sketches in Wrapper

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 7/8 x 6 3/8 inches (22.5 x 16.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. Gibara

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches (24.1 x 19.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. Gibara

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/2 x 7 7/8 inches (24.1 x 20 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. Ensete ventricosum

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 15/16 × 12 9/16 inches (22.7 × 31.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. Coccinea abyssinica

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/2 × 8 3/4 inches (31.8 × 22.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

31. Arundinaria alpina

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 × 7 7/8 inches (30.5 × 20 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. Ensete ventricosum

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/2 × 8 7/8 inches (31.8 × 22.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. Logheta (Grewia ferruginea)

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/4 × 12 1/2 inches (22.2 × 31.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. Arundinaria alpina

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 × 7 7/8 inches (30.5 × 20 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

35. Oenostachys abyssinica

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: 1769–71
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/8 × 8 inches (25.7 × 20.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. Brucea antidysenterica

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: 1769–71
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite; verso: pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 × 7 7/8 inches (30.5 × 20 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

37. Brucea antidysenterica

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 × 7 7/8 inches (30.5 × 20 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

38. Ensete ventricosum

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 × 7 7/8 inches (30.5 × 20 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

39. Alge indeterminate species (Seaweed): finished drawing of habit of weed

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

40. Ehretia cymosa Thonning: finished drawing of leafy, fruiting shoot

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

41. Osyris lanceolate A.DC. (African Sandalwood): finished drawing without details

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

42. Myrsine africana L. (African Myrsine ): finished drawing

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

43. Pittosporum viridiflorum Sims (pittosporum): finished drawing

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

44. Diospyros mespiliformis A. DC. (African Ebony): finished drawing

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

45. Rhus glutinosa A. Rich. : finished drawing

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

46. Clausena anisata (Willd) Benth. (Mosquito Plant): finished drawing

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

47. Nuxia oppositifolia (Hochst.) Benth. : finished drawing without detail of leaf

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

48. Dracaena steudneri Engl. (Dragon Tree): outline detail of infloresence among leaves

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

49. Dracaena steudneri Engl. (Dragon Tree): finished drawing with floral details below

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

50. Abutilon longicuspe A. Rich. (Abutilon): finished drawing

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

51. Senecio gigas Vatke (Tree Groundsel): finished drawing of budding shoot

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 x 12 5/16in. (40.5 x 31.3cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

52. Jasminum abyssinicum DC. (Ethiopian Jasmine): finished drawing

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

53. Carissa edulis (Forssk) Vahl.: finished drawing

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 x 12 5/16in. (40.5 x 31.3cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

54. Solanum incanum L. (Wild Egg Plant): finished drawing

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

55. Dregea abyssinica (Hochst) K. : finished drawing

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

56. Solanum piperiferum A. Rich. (Nightshade): finished drawing

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

57. Salix subserrata Willd. (Willow Tree): finished drawing without details

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

58. Vernonia amygdalina Del. (Bitter Leaf): finished drawing

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

59. Erythrina abyssinica DC. (Lucky Bean): finished drawing but with many minor details altered

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

60. Acokanthera schimperi (DC) Schweinfurth: finished drawing of flowering shoot

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

61. Desmodium (ticktrefoil): finished drawing

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

62. Capparis tomentosa Lam. (Caper): finished drawing of flowering and fruiting shoot

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

63. Cyperus species 1: finished drawing of sedge-like plant with roots

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

64. Mariscus cyperoides (L.) O. Kuntze (Sedge): finished drawing of inflorescence

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

65. ?Chloris (Rhodes Grass): finished drawing of flowering grass

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

66. Cyperus species 2: finished drawing of flowering plant and root

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

67. Cyperus esculentus L. (Tiger Nut): finished drawing of whole plant with roots

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

68. Scadoxus puniceus (L.) Friss&Nordal (Blood Lily): finished drawing with some detail

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

69. Impatiens rothii Hook. f. (Balsam): finished drawing of flowering plant

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

70. Canna bidentata Bertol. (Canna Lily; Indian Shot Plant): finished drawing

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

71. Peponium vogelii Engl. : finished drawing

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

72. Phytolacca dodecandra L'Herit. (Pokeberry): finished drawing

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

73. Aloe macrocarpa Todaro (Aloe): finished drawing without details

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

74. The Bruce Archive

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

75. Bersame abyssinica Fresen. : finished drawing

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

76. Maytenus arguta (Loes.) N. Robson: finished drawing

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

77. Ziziphus abyssinica A. Rich. (Ethiopian Christ-Thorn): finished drawing without detail

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

78. Grewia ferruginea A. Rich. : finished drawing, including detail of leaf

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

79. Cordia abyssinica: finished drawing

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over 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

80. Oenostachys abyssinica (A. Rich.) N.E. Br. (Ethiopian Gladiolus): finished drawing of plant in flowers

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite on medium, 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

81. Protea gaguedi J.F. Gmel. (protea): finished drawing

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 5/16 × 9 11/16 inches (31.3 × 24.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

82. Hagenia abyssinica (Bruce) J.F. Gmel. : finished drawing

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 1/2 × 10 5/8 inches (34.3 × 27 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

83. Carthamus tinctorius L. (Safflower): finished drawing of flowering plant

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: 1765-1773
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 1/2 × 28 1/4 inches (39.4 × 71.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

84. Salvia nilotica Juss.ex Jacq. (Nile Sage): finished drawing of a flowering shoot and root

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 1/16 inches (40.5 × 30.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. Coffea arabica L. (Arabica Coffee): finished drawing of leafy shoot and berries

2. Jasminum dichotomun Vahl (African jasmine): finished drawing

3. Millettia ferruginea (Hochst.) Baker: finished drawing with a few details excluded

4. Acanthus Sennii Chiov. : finished drawing with added details

5. Commiphora gileadensis (L.) C. Chr. (Balm of Gilead, Opobalsam): finished drawing of fruiting branch

6. Cyperus papyrus L. (Papyrus Sedge): finished drawing of steam and flowering head, with details of inflorescence left and right

7. Commiphora gileadensis (L.) C. Chr. (Balm of Gilead, Opobalsam): finished drawing if tree's habit (with roots)

8. Albizia gummifera (J.F.Gmel.) C.A. Sm. (Gummy Albizia Tree): finished drawing with minor variations in flowering head

9. Albizia gummifera (J.F. Gmel.) C.A. Sm. (Gummy Albizia Tree): finished drawing of flowering head of shoot, with details of inflorescence, florets, and leaf

10. Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman (African Wild Banana): finished drawing

11. Coffea arabica L. (Arabica Coffee): finished drawing of leafy shoot, with details of flowers, leaf, and fruits

12. Mimosa pigra (L.): finished drawing

13. Euphorbia abyssinica J.F. Gmel. (Ethiopian Tree-Spurge): finished drawing of single trunk, with details of whole and dissected fruits

14. Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh. (White Mangrove): finished drawing of flowering shoot with details of flowers

15. Protea gaguedi J.F. Gmel. (Protea): finished drawing with floral details

16. Euphorbia abyssinica J.F. Gmel. (Ethiopian Tree-Spurge): finished drawing of the tree's habit

17. Pterolobium stellatum (Forssk): finished drawing

18. Hagenia abyssinica (Bruce) J.F. Gmel. : finished drawing

19. Catha edulis Forssk. (Khath): finished drawing

20. Rhus ? retinorrhoea Oliver: finished drawing

21. Otostegia tomentosa: outline sketch of flowering stem with details of flowers and leaf

22. Aloe Macrocarpa (aloe): outline of habit, right, rough outline of inflorescence, with floral details

23. Buddleis polystachya

24. Aloe Pianta 2a

25. Coleus edulis (Ethiopian potato): outline sketches of flowering stem, tubers, details of leaf and flowers

26. [One of] Miscellaneous Sketches in Wrapper

27. Gibara

28. Gibara

29. Ensete ventricosum

30. Coccinea abyssinica

31. Arundinaria alpina

32. Ensete ventricosum

33. Logheta (Grewia ferruginea)

34. Arundinaria alpina

35. Oenostachys abyssinica

36. Brucea antidysenterica

37. Brucea antidysenterica

38. Ensete ventricosum

39. Alge indeterminate species (Seaweed): finished drawing of habit of weed

40. Ehretia cymosa Thonning: finished drawing of leafy, fruiting shoot

41. Osyris lanceolate A.DC. (African Sandalwood): finished drawing without details

42. Myrsine africana L. (African Myrsine ): finished drawing

43. Pittosporum viridiflorum Sims (pittosporum): finished drawing

44. Diospyros mespiliformis A. DC. (African Ebony): finished drawing

45. Rhus glutinosa A. Rich. : finished drawing

46. Clausena anisata (Willd) Benth. (Mosquito Plant): finished drawing

47. Nuxia oppositifolia (Hochst.) Benth. : finished drawing without detail of leaf

48. Dracaena steudneri Engl. (Dragon Tree): outline detail of infloresence among leaves

49. Dracaena steudneri Engl. (Dragon Tree): finished drawing with floral details below

50. Abutilon longicuspe A. Rich. (Abutilon): finished drawing

51. Senecio gigas Vatke (Tree Groundsel): finished drawing of budding shoot

52. Jasminum abyssinicum DC. (Ethiopian Jasmine): finished drawing

53. Carissa edulis (Forssk) Vahl.: finished drawing

54. Solanum incanum L. (Wild Egg Plant): finished drawing

55. Dregea abyssinica (Hochst) K. : finished drawing

56. Solanum piperiferum A. Rich. (Nightshade): finished drawing

57. Salix subserrata Willd. (Willow Tree): finished drawing without details

58. Vernonia amygdalina Del. (Bitter Leaf): finished drawing

59. Erythrina abyssinica DC. (Lucky Bean): finished drawing but with many minor details altered

60. Acokanthera schimperi (DC) Schweinfurth: finished drawing of flowering shoot

61. Desmodium (ticktrefoil): finished drawing

62. Capparis tomentosa Lam. (Caper): finished drawing of flowering and fruiting shoot

63. Cyperus species 1: finished drawing of sedge-like plant with roots

64. Mariscus cyperoides (L.) O. Kuntze (Sedge): finished drawing of inflorescence

65. ?Chloris (Rhodes Grass): finished drawing of flowering grass

66. Cyperus species 2: finished drawing of flowering plant and root

67. Cyperus esculentus L. (Tiger Nut): finished drawing of whole plant with roots

68. Scadoxus puniceus (L.) Friss&Nordal (Blood Lily): finished drawing with some detail

69. Impatiens rothii Hook. f. (Balsam): finished drawing of flowering plant

70. Canna bidentata Bertol. (Canna Lily; Indian Shot Plant): finished drawing

71. Peponium vogelii Engl. : finished drawing

72. Phytolacca dodecandra L'Herit. (Pokeberry): finished drawing

73. Aloe macrocarpa Todaro (Aloe): finished drawing without details