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James Bruce, 1730–1794, British, Coracias abyssinicus (Abyssinian Roller), undated
- Title:
- Coracias abyssinicus (Abyssinian Roller)
- Additional Title(s):
- Rollier: number six (a bird)
- 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)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in pen and brown ink, upper right: "Rollier No 6"; inscribed on verso in graphite, upper right: [...]; inscribed on stamp on verso in pen and black ink: "James Bruce.| del.| Original of | illustration in | "Travels through | Abyssinia""; inscribed on verso in graphite, upper center: [...|...]
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.8924
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- animal art | roller
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:15473
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James Bruce, Travels to discover the source of the Nile, in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773 , Edinburgh, 1790, p. 182-185 (vol. 5), DT377 B88 1790+ Oversize (YCBA Rare Books) [ORBIS]
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