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Praying Mantis
Creator:
Gangaram Chintaman Tambat, active 1790s
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, and gouache with pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 1/2 × 6 1/2 inches (21.6 × 16.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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
Eragrostis Tef
Creator:
Andrew Fyfe, 1752–1824
Date:
1775
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 7/8 × 11 7/8 inches (40.3 × 30.2 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
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
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
Brucea antidysenterica J. Miller (James Bruce's Tree): finished drawing of part stem with flowering shoots and leafy shoots
Creator:
Frederick P. Nodder, active 1773–1800
Date:
1777
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on vellum
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 13/16 x 14 1/16 inches (47.8 x 35.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Docks, September 6, 1777
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
1777
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and gray ink and gray wash on medium, smooth, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 7/8 x 4 5/8 inches (9.8 x 11.7 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Phlomis herba-venti L. : finished drawing
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 × 14 1/2 inches (53.3 × 36.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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
Phlomis herba-venti L. : outline of habit of plant
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
ca. 1769
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 3/4 × 13 1/2 inches (45.1 × 34.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Woodfordia uniflora (A. Rich.) Koehne: finished drawing of flowering shoot
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 1/8 inches (40.6 × 30.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Cucumis metuliferus Naud (Wild Cucumber): finished drawing
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 1/8 inches (40.6 × 30.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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
Gardenia ternifolia Schum.& Thonn. (Wild Gardenia): finished drawing
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 × 12 3/8 inches (40.6 × 31.4 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
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
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
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
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
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
Labiatae (indeterminate species): finished drawing of a leafy shoot, without flowers
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
ca. 1769
Materials & Techniques:
Gouache over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 1/2 × 15 1/8 inches (54.6 × 38.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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
Mussaenda arcuata Lam. ex Poir. : finished drawing without details
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
Millettia ferruginea (Hochst) Baker: finished drawing
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, and 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
Cyperus papyrus L. (Papyrus Sedge): finished drawing 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 3/4 × 14 inches (52.7 × 35.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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
Gardenia ternifolia Schum.& Thonn. (Jovis-Tonantis): finished drawing with additional detail of fruit
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 1/8 inches (40.6 × 30.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Calotropis procera (Ait.) Ait. f. (Apple of Sodom, Auricular Tree): finished drawing of flowering and fruiting plant
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
ca. 1769
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 1/4 × 14 7/8 inches (54 × 37.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
A Flower Piece
Creator:
Print made by Richard Earlom, 1743–1822
Date:
1778
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and stipple engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 23 × 17 5/8 inches (58.4 × 44.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

67. Gibara

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
[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
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
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

71. Gibara

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
Tree Study
Creator:
Henry Swinburne, 1743–1803
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, over graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 9 5/16 × 16 5/16 inches (23.7 × 41.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium Canadense, Calceolus Maria)
Creator:
Robert Blyth, 1750–1784
Date:
1770
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 7/8 × 10 5/8 inches (37.8 × 27 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Phalaena Aceris. Acer Rubrum (Grey Maple Moth, Red Maple), Plate 93 from James Edward Smith, the 'Natural History of the Rarer Lepidopterous Insects of Georgia', London, 1797
Creator:
Print made by John Harris the elder, 1767–1832
Date:
1797
Materials & Techniques:
Engraving with original hand coloring on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 x 12 1/4 inches (40.6 x 31.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John D. Viener, Yale AB 1961
An Reinoides &c., Anguis &c. (The Copper-Belly Snake), Plate 46 from the 'Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands', volume I, 2nd edition, London, 1754
Creator:
Print made by workshop of Mark Catesby, 1682–1749
Date:
1754
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving with hand coloring in watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/8 × 20 1/4 inches (35.9 × 51.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John D. Viener, Yale AB 1961
Phalaena Quernaria. Quercus Rubra (American Oak Beauty, Northern Red Oak), Plate 103 from James Edward Smith, the 'Natural History of the Rarer Lepidopterous Insects of Georgia', London, 1797
Creator:
Print made by John Harris the elder, 1767–1832
Date:
1797
Materials & Techniques:
Engraving with original hand color on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 x 12 1/8 inches (40.6 x 30.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John D. Viener, Yale AB 1961
The White Lily with Variegated-Leaves, 1800, from Robert John Thornton, the 'Temple of Flora', 1799-1812
Creator:
Print made by Joseph Constantine Stadler, active 1780–1812
Date:
1800
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint engraving with original hand color on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 3/8 x 16 1/4 inches (51.8 x 41.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John D. Viener, Yale AB 1961
The Blue Passion Flower, 1800, from Robert John Thornton, 'The Temple of Flora', London, 1799-1812
Creator:
Print made by James Caldwall, 1739–1819
Date:
1800
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint, stipple and line engraving with hand coloring on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 23 1/2 x 18 7/8 inches (59.7 x 47.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John D. Viener, Yale AB 1961
The Banana Tree, Plate 16
Creator:
Print made by Georg Dionysius Ehret, 1708–1770
Date:
1750
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving with hand coloring on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 3/4 × 8 5/8 inches (32.4 × 21.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Bernard Kosto, Yale 1957, MD 1962
Caryophyllus X. Mercurius. Plate 67 from 'Hortus Nitidissimis Omnem per Annum Superbiens Floribus', Nuremberg, 1768
Creator:
Print made by Adam Ludwig Wirsing, 1733–1797
Date:
1768
Materials & Techniques:
Engraving with original hand coloring on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 x 14 inches (50.8 x 35.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John D. Viener, Yale AB 1961
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
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
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
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