Image Available: Available / Creator: Bruce, James, 1730–1794 / Classification: Drawings & Watercolors

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. Coracias abyssinicus (Abyssinian Roller)

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
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

14. Lophaetus occipitalis (Long-Crested Eagle)

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. Heterohyrax brucei (Yellow-Spotted Rock Hyrax)

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: ca. 1768
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 2 5/8 × 4 3/4 inches (6.7 × 12.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. 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

26. 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

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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

30. 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

31. 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

32. 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

33. Studies of Ceremonial Weaponry

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and pen and black ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 × 9 1/2 inches (30.5 × 24.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. 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

35. Man on Horseback Carrying a Spear

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 5/8 × 8 7/8 inches (32.1 × 22.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. 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

37. Man on Horseback Throwing a Spear

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, silghtly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/4 × 12 3/4 inches (22.2 × 32.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

38. Man Loading a Pack Horse

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 7/8 × 13 3/8 inches (22.5 × 34 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

39. Man on Horseback Carrying a Spear

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 5/8 × 13 1/2 inches (21.9 × 34.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

40. Man on Horseback Carrying a Spear

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/4 × 13 1/2 inches (22.2 × 34.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

41. Man on Horseback Carrying Weapons

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/4 × 13 1/2 inches (22.2 × 34.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

42. 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

43. Traveler and a Man atop a Camel

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/4 × 13 1/2 inches (22.2 × 34.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

44. Two Youths

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/4 × 13 3/8 inches (22.2 × 34 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

45. Studies of Two Men

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/4 × 11 7/8 inches (22.2 × 30.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

46. Studies of Two Figures

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 × 13 1/4 inches (22.9 × 33.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

47. 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

48. Studies of the Front and the Back of a Man

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 × 10 3/8 inches (22.9 × 26.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

49. Studies of Two Men

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 7/8 × 12 5/8 inches (22.5 × 32.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

50. 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

51. Studies of Two Men

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 × 12 1/2 inches (22.9 × 31.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

52. Study of Two Men

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 × 12 5/8 inches (22.9 × 32.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

53. Two Men Seated

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 7/8 × 12 5/8 inches (22.5 × 32.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

54. 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

55. Study of Two Women, One Carrying a Plate

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 × 8 inches (23.5 × 20.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

56. Studies of a Man Pointing

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 7/8 × 12 5/8 inches (22.5 × 32.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

57. Two Men Sitting on Cushions

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, silghtly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 7/8 × 12 5/8 inches (22.5 × 32.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

58. Studies of a Woman Wearing Headdress

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/2 × 7 1/2 inches (14 × 19.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

59. Study of a Coin

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, blue laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 × 8 1/4 inches (12.7 × 21 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

60. One Side of a Coin with Inscription

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, pen and brown ink, and gray wash on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 × 11 3/4 inches (23.5 × 29.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

61. A Three-Faced Urn

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/2 × 8 inches (24.1 × 20.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

62. One Side of a Coin

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 × 7 3/4 inches (23.5 × 19.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

63. Mechanical Device

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/4 × 4 7/8 inches (31.1 × 12.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

64. Studies of Two Male Heads Wearing Turbans

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/2 × 5 5/8 inches (19.1 × 14.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

65. Sketch of Man, Woman and Child

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and pen and black ink on vellum
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 3/4 × 6 inches (14.6 × 15.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

66. St. Michael Geesh

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 × 11 1/2 inches (22.9 × 29.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

67. Cassia Fistula (Purging cassia): finished drawing of leafy shoot with flowers

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor. gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 1/4 × 13 1/2 inches (48.9 × 34.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

68. 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

69. 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

70. Musa x sapientum L. (Banana): preliminary outline drawing of habit of tree with fruit

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: ca. 1769
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 20 7/8 × 14 1/8 inches (53 × 35.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

71. Euphorbia nubica N.E. Br. (Nubian Spurge): finished drawing of flowering and fruiting shoot, with details of floral dissections

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: ca. 1769
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 20 3/4 × 14 7/8 inches (52.7 × 37.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

72. Musa x sapientum L. (Banana): finished drawing with details of inflorescence

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 20 1/2 × 14 1/2 inches (52.1 × 36.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

73. 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

74. 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

75. Study for Man Playing a Harp

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 × 9 7/8 inches (27.9 × 25.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

76. St Agnes (after Domenichino)

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/4 × 8 5/8 inches (28.6 × 21.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

77. 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

78. Young Woman of Loheia in Arabia Felix of the Tribe Beni-Koreish

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/4 × 5 3/4 inches (18.4 × 14.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

79. 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

80. 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

81. Studies of a Dhow

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/2 × 15 5/8 inches (24.1 × 39.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

82. Study of a Ship

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 × 8 1/2 inches (30.5 × 21.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

83. Man on Horseback Approaching a Seated Man

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/4 × 13 1/4 inches (22.2 × 33.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

84. Boats in a Harbour

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on vellum
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/4 × 12 1/2 inches (21 × 31.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

85. Six Studies of a Man on Horseback Carrying Weapons

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/4 × 9 5/8 inches (18.4 × 24.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

86. Man on Horseback with Bird

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/2 × 9 inches (31.8 × 22.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

87. Man on Horseback Carrying Bow and Arrows

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/4 × 13 1/4 inches (22.2 × 33.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

88. Man on Horseback Carrying a Spear

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/4 × 13 1/2 inches (22.2 × 34.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

89. Studies of Warriors on Horseback

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 × 14 3/8 inches (23.5 × 36.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

90. An Old Man Walking

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/8 × 8 1/2 inches (18.1 × 21.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

91. 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

92. 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

93. 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

94. 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

95. 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

96. Study of a Man in Profile

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 7/8 × 4 7/8 inches (14.9 × 12.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

97. Studies of Two Men

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/2 × 14 1/4 inches (29.2 × 36.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

98. Studies of Two Men and a Hand

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 3/4 × 14 1/2 inches (29.8 × 36.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

99. Man Wearing a Burnoose and Carrying a Spear

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove 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

100. Studies of Two Men with Staffs

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/2 × 12 1/2 inches (21.6 × 31.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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

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

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

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

5. Mimosa pigra (L.): finished drawing

6. 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

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

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

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

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

11. Brucea antidysenterica J. Miller (James Bruce's Tree): finished drawing with stem of fruits added

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

13. Coracias abyssinicus (Abyssinian Roller)

14. Lophaetus occipitalis (Long-Crested Eagle)

15. Bocorvus abyssinicus (Abyssinian Ground Hornbill)

16. Corvs crassirostris (Thick-Billed Raven)

17. Triumphal Arch Thamugas

18. Capitol Thamugas

19. Commiphora gileadensis (L.) C. Chr. (Balm of Gilead, Opobalsam): finished drawing of fruit, dissected fruits, and leaves

20. Madoqua (Dik-dik)

21. Felis caligata (Booted Lynx)

22. Heterohyrax brucei (Yellow-Spotted Rock Hyrax)

23. Jerboa

24. Heterohyrax brucei (Yellow-Spotted Rock Hyrax)

25. Dik-dik

26. Bee Cuckoo

27. Sagittarius serpentarius (Secretary Bird)

28. Wolf

29. No. 2. A. Table of Hieroglyphics found at Axum

30. Vulture

31. St. Agnes (after Domenichino)

32. Man Playing a Harp

33. Studies of Ceremonial Weaponry

34. Obelisk at Axum Erected As Is Supposed by Ptolemy Evergetes

35. Man on Horseback Carrying a Spear

36. Kefla Abay, High Priest of the Nile

37. Man on Horseback Throwing a Spear

38. Man Loading a Pack Horse

39. Man on Horseback Carrying a Spear

40. Man on Horseback Carrying a Spear

41. Man on Horseback Carrying Weapons

42. Study of the Front of a Horse

43. Traveler and a Man atop a Camel

44. Two Youths

45. Studies of Two Men

46. Studies of Two Figures

47. Six Men Talking

48. Studies of the Front and the Back of a Man

49. Studies of Two Men

50. Five Men Talking

51. Studies of Two Men

52. Study of Two Men

53. Two Men Seated

54. Three Men Talking

55. Study of Two Women, One Carrying a Plate

56. Studies of a Man Pointing

57. Two Men Sitting on Cushions

58. Studies of a Woman Wearing Headdress

59. Study of a Coin

60. One Side of a Coin with Inscription

61. A Three-Faced Urn

62. One Side of a Coin

63. Mechanical Device

64. Studies of Two Male Heads Wearing Turbans

65. Sketch of Man, Woman and Child

66. St. Michael Geesh

67. Cassia Fistula (Purging cassia): finished drawing of leafy shoot with flowers

68. Sterculia africana (Lour.) Fiori: finished drawing of stem with seed pods, some open showing seeds

69. Arundinaria alpina K. Schum. (African Bamboo): finished drawing of sections of stem and of shoot with leaves

70. Musa x sapientum L. (Banana): preliminary outline drawing of habit of tree with fruit

71. Euphorbia nubica N.E. Br. (Nubian Spurge): finished drawing of flowering and fruiting shoot, with details of floral dissections

72. Musa x sapientum L. (Banana): finished drawing with details of inflorescence

73. Euphorbia helioscopia L. (Sun Spurge): finished drawing of flowering plant with details of flowers and leaf and fruit