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James Miller, active 1773–1791

Coleus edulis Vatke (Ethiopian Potato): finished drawing by J.F. Miller, of leafy... [Read more]

(1775)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 15 5/8 × 12 1/8 inches (39.7 × 30.8 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

unknown artist

Tres Content Flower

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesGraphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 9 13/16 × 6 1/2 inches (24.9 × 16.5 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

unknown artist

Lady Slippers

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor and graphite on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 6 1/2 × 5 7/8 inches (16.5 × 14.9 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

unknown artist

Verbascum sinaiticum Benth. (Mullein): finished drawing of flowering shoot and... [Read more]

(ca. 1768)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 15 7/8 × 12 inches (40.3 × 30.5 cm), Contemporary drawn border: 11 3/8 × 8 9/16 inches (28.9 × 21.7 cm), Image: 10 1/4 × 7 7/16 inches (26 × 18.9 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

unknown artist

Verbascum sinaiticum Benth. (Mullein): finished drawing section of stem and... [Read more]

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor, gouache, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 16 × 12 1/8 inches (40.6 × 30.8 cm), Sheet: 11 3/8 × 8 5/8 inches (28.9 × 21.9 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

unknown artist

Solanum marginatum Linn. f. (Nightshade): finished drawing of... [Read more]

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 16 × 12 inches (40.6 × 30.5 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770

Salvia nilotica Juss.ex Jacq. (Nile Sage): finished drawing of a... [Read more]

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 15 15/16 × 12 1/16 inches (40.5 × 30.6 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

unknown artist

Guizotia abyssinica (Linn.F.) Cass. : finished drawing by anonymous French... [Read more]

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor, gouache, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 15 5/8 × 11 7/8 inches (39.7 × 30.2 cm), Contemporary drawn border: 11 3/16 × 8 3/8 inches (28.4 × 21.3 cm), Image: 10 1/8 × 7 3/8 inches (25.7 × 18.7 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

unknown artist

Albuca abyssinica Murrary (Ethiopian Squill): finished drawing of flowering... [Read more]

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 15 15/16 × 12 1/8 inches (40.5 × 30.8 cm), Contemporary drawn border: 11 3/8 × 8 11/16 inches (28.9 × 22.1 cm), Image: 10 1/4 × 7 5/8 inches (26 × 19.4 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

unknown artist

Ischaemum afrum (J.F. Gmel.) Dandy: finished drawing of inflorescence and... [Read more]

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 12 1/2 × 9 5/8 inches (31.8 × 24.4 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

unknown artist

Bauhinia farec Desv. : finished drawing of a flowering shoot, with details of... [Read more]

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 12 9/16 × 9 13/16 inches (31.9 × 24.9 cm), Contemporary drawn border: 11 3/8 × 8 9/16 inches (28.9 × 21.7 cm), Image: 10 1/4 × 7 1/2 inches (26 × 19.1 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

unknown artist

Panicum deustum Thunb. (Wild Millet): finished drawing of inflorscence

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 13 1/2 × 11 1/16 inches (34.3 × 28.1 cm), Contemporary drawn border: 11 9/16 × 8 3/4 inches (29.4 × 22.2 cm), Image: 10 3/8 × 7 9/16 inches (26.4 × 19.2 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

unknown artist

Kniphofia pumila (Ait.) Kunth (Redhot Poker): finished drawing of flowering... [Read more]

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 16 1/16 × 12 1/4 inches (40.8 × 31.1 cm), Contemporary drawn border: 11 1/2 × 8 3/4 inches (29.2 × 22.2 cm), Image: 10 3/8 × 7 9/16 inches (26.4 × 19.2 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770

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

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 12 5/16 × 9 11/16 inches (31.3 × 24.6 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

James Bruce, 1730–1794

Dombeya torrida (J.F. Gmel): finished drawing of leafy flowering shoot with... [Read more]

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor, gouache, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 12 1/2 × 9 5/8 inches (31.8 × 24.4 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770

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

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 13 1/2 × 10 5/8 inches (34.3 × 27 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

James Bruce, 1730–1794

Untitled

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 20 7/8 × 15 inches (53 × 38.1 cm), Spine: 21 1/8 inches (53.7 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770

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

(1765-1773)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 15 1/2 × 28 1/4 inches (39.4 × 71.8 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

James Bruce, 1730–1794

Coccinia abyssinica (Lam.): finished drawing

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor and gouache over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 16 × 11 7/8 inches (40.6 × 30.2 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

James Bruce, 1730–1794

Buddleia polystachya Fresen. (African Buddleia): finished drawing

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor and gouache over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 16 × 11 3/4 inches (40.6 × 29.8 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

James Bruce, 1730–1794

Delphinium wellbyi Hemsley (Wild Delphinium): finished drawing

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 16 × 12 inches (40.6 × 30.5 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

James Bruce, 1730–1794

Pandanus odoratissimus L. (Screwpine): finished drawing for male... [Read more]

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 16 × 12 1/8 inches (40.6 × 30.8 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770

Oenostachys abyssinica (A. Rich.) N.E. Br. (Ethiopian Gladiolus): finished... [Read more]

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 16 × 12 1/8 inches (40.6 × 30.8 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

unknown artist

Solanum marginatum Linn.f. (Nightshade): finished drawing of whole plant with root

(ca. 1768)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 16 × 12 3/16 inches (40.6 × 31 cm), Contemporary drawn border: 11 7/16 × 8 9/16 inches (29.1 × 21.7 cm), Image: 10 1/4 × 7 7/16 inches (26 × 18.9 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

unknown artist

Salvia nilotica Juss. ex Jacq. (Nile Sage): finished drawing of a flowering shoot with... [Read more]

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 15 15/16 × 12 1/8 inches (40.5 × 30.8 cm), Contemporary drawn border: 11 5/16 × 8 9/16 inches (28.7 × 21.7 cm), Image: 10 1/4 × 7 1/2 inches (26 × 19.1 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

unknown artist

Ischaemum afrum (J.F. Gmel.) Dandy: finished drawing of whole plant, with... [Read more]

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 12 3/4 × 9 7/8 inches (32.4 × 25.1 cm), Contemporary drawn border: 11 7/16 × 8 9/16 inches (29.1 × 21.7 cm), Image: 10 5/16 × 7 7/16 inches (26.2 × 18.9 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

unknown artist

Kniphofia pumila (Ait.) Kunth (Redhot Poker): finished drawing of leaves and... [Read more]

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 16 × 12 inches (40.6 × 30.5 cm), Contemporary drawn border: 11 7/16 × 8 5/8 inches (29.1 × 21.9 cm), Image: 10 1/4 × 7 1/2 inches (26 × 19.1 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

unknown artist

Coleus species 1: finished drawing of habit of flowering plant

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 15 7/8 × 12 1/8 inches (40.3 × 30.8 cm), Contemporary drawn border: 11 1/2 × 8 3/4 inches (29.2 × 22.2 cm), Image: 10 5/16 × 7 9/16 inches (26.2 × 19.2 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

unknown artist

Solanum capsicoides Allioni (Nightshade): finished drawing of flowering and... [Read more]

(ca 1775)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 15 7/8 × 12 3/16 inches (40.3 × 31 cm), Contemporary drawn border: 11 5/16 × 8 9/16 inches (28.7 × 21.7 cm), Image: 10 1/4 × 7 1/2 inches (26 × 19.1 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

unknown artist

Panicum deustum Thunb. (Wild Millet): finished drawing of whole plant in flower

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor over graphite and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 15 15/16 × 12 1/8 inches (40.5 × 30.8 cm), Contemporary drawn border: 11 5/16 × 8 9/16 inches (28.7 × 21.7 cm), Image: 10 1/8 × 7 7/16 inches (25.7 × 18.9 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

James Bruce, 1730–1794

Saba comorensis (Bojer) Pichon: finished drawing of flowering shoot

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor, gouache, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 16 × 12 inches (40.6 × 30.5 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

James Bruce, 1730–1794

Solanum adoense Hochst. ex A. Rich. (Nightshade): finished drawing

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor and gouache over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 15 15/16 × 12 3/16 inches (40.5 × 31 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

James Bruce, 1730–1794

Ruttya speciosa (Hochst.) Engl. : finished drawing

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor and gouache over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 16 × 12 1/8 inches (40.6 × 30.8 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

James Bruce, 1730–1794

Hypericum quartinianum A. Rich. (St. John's-Wort): finished drawing... [Read more]

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 16 × 12 inches (40.6 × 30.5 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Print made by Robert Robinson, active 1674–1706

A Flower Piece

(between 1683 and 1688)

• Materials & TechniquesMezzotint and line engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 7 3/4 × 6 1/8 inches (19.7 × 15.6 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Print made by Robert Robinson, active 1674–1706

Basket of Flowers

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesMezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 8 7/8 × 6 15/16 inches (22.5 × 17.6 cm), Image: 8 5/8 × 6 15/16 inches (21.9 × 17.6 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

George Housman Thomas, 1824–1868

Study of leaves

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesGraphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 5 × 7 inches (12.7 × 17.8 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Gift of three Australian sisters - Gwendoline Ewens, Jean Parkin, and Joyce Wilson

Mrs. P. D. H. Page, 20th century

Iris, after the Original by Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues in the Victoria &... [Read more]

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 11 11/16 × 8 1/4 inches (29.7 × 21 cm), Image: 10 3/4 × 7 5/16 inches (27.3 × 18.6 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Mrs. P. D. H. Page, 20th century

Corn Poppy, After the Original by Jacques Le Moune de Morgues in the Victoria &... [Read more]

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 11 13/16 × 7 3/4 inches (30 × 19.7 cm), Image: 10 11/16 × 7 inches (27.1 × 17.8 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Mrs. P. D. H. Page, 20th century

Millet, After the Original by Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues in the Victoria &... [Read more]

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor gouache, and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 12 7/16 × 8 11/16 inches (31.6 × 22.1 cm), Image: 10 3/4 × 7 5/16 inches (27.3 × 18.6 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection