James Bruce, 1730–1794, British, Hyaena hyaena (Striped Hyena), undated
- Title:
- Hyaena hyaena (Striped Hyena)
- Part Of:
Collective Title: Thirty-five Watercolor Drawings of Fish, Birds, Flowers, and Plants
- Date:
- undated
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 20 7/8 × 15 inches (53 × 38.1 cm), Spine: 21 1/8 inches (53.7 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower center: "scale of one foot"; on verso in pen and brown ink, upper center: "This is to be reduced to the size that a | considerable space may be left for the | size of the rhinoceros, which is to precede | him is the largest animal to be published, | and this is to be second.- | The Rhinoceros will occupy Six inches long & three | inches high English measure half an inch less for the | reduced Hyena will be"; lower left: "Hyena No 2"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.9089(36)
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- animal art | animals | birds | deer | fish | flowers (plants) | plants | taxonomy (discipline)
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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