James Bruce, 1730–1794, British, Heterohyrax brucei (Yellow-Spotted Rock Hyrax), ca. 1768
- Title:
- Heterohyrax brucei (Yellow-Spotted Rock Hyrax)
- Additional Title(s):
- Graphite sketch of Ashkoko's Feet
- 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)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, upper center: "The sole of the feet & front of the toes shiny varnish'd black"; center right: "upper part of the | hind foot"; lower left: "sole of the | fore foot"; lower center: "sole of the hind foot"; in graphite, center left: "1"; center: "2"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.8700
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- animal art
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:15611
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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, Precedes p. 139-146 (vol. 5), DT377 B88 1790+ Oversize (YCBA Rare Books) [ORBIS]
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