James Bruce, 1730–1794, British, Man Wearing a Burnoose and Carrying a Spear, undated
- Title:
- Man Wearing a Burnoose and Carrying a Spear
- Former Title(s):
- sketch of a man wearing a burnoose and carrying a spear
- 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)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in pen and brown ink, upper center: "The stripes in the burnoose should be pale red & not black the strings hanging down on both sides from his turban should be longer & more in quantity this figure else has little to alter but to be a little reduced in size like the woman or a little taller"; some calculations in pen and brown ink, center right
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.8749
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:15718
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