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Fruit trees, 3 April 1863
Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:
1863
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen in brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, rough, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 13/16 x 10 inches (42.7 x 25.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Chauncey Brewster Tinker

2. La Cava

La Cava
Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:
1838
Materials & Techniques:
Oil and watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige-brown wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 13/16 x 9 13/16 inches (12.2 x 24.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Brucea antidysenterica J. Miller (James Bruce's Tree): finished drawing of part stem with flowering shoots and leafy shoots
Creator:
Frederick P. Nodder, active 1773–1800
Date:
1777
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on vellum
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 13/16 x 14 1/16 inches (47.8 x 35.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Dioecici (botanical specimen)
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink on thick, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 × 8 13/16 inches (27.9 × 22.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman (African Wild Banana): finished drawing
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
1765-1770
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/2 × 9 3/4 inches (31.8 × 24.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Pterolobium stellatum (Forssk): finished drawing
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 3/8 × 9 5/8 inches (31.4 × 24.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Brucea antidysenterica J. Miller (James Bruce's Tree): finished drawing with stem of fruits added
Creator:
Attributed to James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
1769–73
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 3/8 × 10 1/2 inches (36.5 × 26.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Hagenia abyssinica (Bruce) J.F. Gmel. : finished drawing
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 1/4 × 11 3/8 inches (38.7 × 28.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Phlomis herba-venti L. : finished drawing
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 × 14 1/2 inches (53.3 × 36.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Cucumis metuliferus Naud (Wild Cucumber): finished drawing
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 × 12 1/8 inches (40.6 × 30.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Euphorbia helioscopia L. (Sun Spurge): finished drawing of flowering plant with details of flowers and leaf and fruit
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 3/4 × 22 1/2 inches (37.5 × 57.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Catha edulis Forssk. (Khath): finished drawing
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Alge indeterminate species (Seaweed): finished drawing of habit of weed
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Ensete ventricosum
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 15/16 × 12 9/16 inches (22.7 × 31.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Praying Mantis
Creator:
Gangaram Chintaman Tambat, active 1790s
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, and gouache with pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 1/2 × 6 1/2 inches (21.6 × 16.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
A Clump of Thistles
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
1777
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 3/4 × 4 1/2 inches (14.6 × 11.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Pine Tree

Pine Tree
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper mounted on fabric
Dimensions:
Sheet: 23 1/8 × 17 1/4 inches (58.7 × 43.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Study of Flowers
Creator:
Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:
ca. 1915
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on thin, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 5/8 × 7 inches (16.8 × 17.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of Elizabeth S. Tower
Macrocarpa
Creator:
Sir Walter Thomas Monnington, 1902–1976
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Brown wash and graphite with pen and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/4 × 10 3/16 inches (33.7 × 25.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

20. Two Trees

Two Trees
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, black wash, gray wash, graphite, scratching out, and sponging on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/16 × 9 1/8 inches (30.6 × 23.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
An Indian Shrub with White Blossoms and Pointed Leaves
Creator:
Janet Dick, active 1794–1806
Date:
between 1792 and 1807
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and gray ink, gouache, gum arabic, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/4 × 21 1/8 inches (36.2 × 53.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Trees by a Pool
Creator:
John Absolon, 1815–1895
Date:
Undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 16 5/8 × 21 7/8 inches (42.2 × 55.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Coffea arabica L. (Arabica Coffee): finished drawing of leafy shoot and berries
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
ca. 1768
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 3/4 × 8 5/8 inches (27.3 × 21.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Coffea arabica L. (Arabica Coffee): finished drawing of leafy shoot, with details of flowers, leaf, and fruits
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
ca. 1768
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, gray wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 × 8 5/8 inches (27.9 × 21.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Eragrostis Tef
Creator:
Andrew Fyfe, 1752–1824
Date:
1775
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 7/8 × 11 7/8 inches (40.3 × 30.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Euphorbia abyssinica J.F. Gmel. (Ethiopian Tree-Spurge): finished drawing of the tree's habit
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 5/8 × 9 1/2 inches (32.1 × 24.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Coccinia abyssinica (Lam.) Cogn. : finished drawing of flowering shoot, with details below
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 × 12 1/8 inches (40.6 × 30.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Commiphora gileadensis (L.) C. Chr. (Balm of Gilead, Opobalsam): finished drawing if tree's habit (with roots)
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 3/4 × 12 1/2 inches (24.8 × 31.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Commiphora gileadensis (L.) C. Chr. (Balm of Gilead, Opobalsam): finished drawing of fruiting branch
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/8 × 9 3/4 inches (30.8 × 24.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh. (White Mangrove): finished drawing of flowering shoot with details of flowers
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/8 × 9 5/8 inches (30.8 × 24.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Mimosa pigra (L.): finished drawing
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 3/4 × 9 1/4 inches (32.4 × 23.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Arundinaria alpina K. Schum. (African Bamboo): finished drawing of sections of stem and of shoot with leaves
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/4 × 10 3/8 inches (36.2 × 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Arundinaria alpina K. Schum. (African Bamboo): finished drawing of habit with roots
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/4 × 10 3/8 inches (36.2 × 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Sterculia africana (Lour.) Fiori: finished drawing of stem with seed pods, some open showing seeds
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 × 12 inches (40.6 × 30.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Rhamnus prinoides L'Herit. (African Buckthorn): finished drawing without details and with berries added
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 × 12 inches (40.6 × 30.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Coccinia abyssinica (Lam.): finished drawing, the tuber and detail of fruit
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 × 12 1/8 inches (40.6 × 30.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Mimusops kummel A. DC. : finished drawing with some flowers
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 × 12 inches (40.6 × 30.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Woodfordia uniflora (A. Rich.) Koehne: finished drawing of flowering shoot
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 × 12 1/8 inches (40.6 × 30.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Millettia ferruginea (Hochst) Baker: finished drawing
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 × 12 inches (40.6 × 30.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Millettia ferruginea (Hochst.) Baker: finished drawing with a few details excluded
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 1/8 inches (40.5 × 30.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Labiatae (indeterminate species): finished drawing of a leafy shoot, without flowers
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
ca. 1769
Materials & Techniques:
Gouache over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 1/2 × 15 1/8 inches (54.6 × 38.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Gardenia ternifolia Schum.& Thonn. (Jovis-Tonantis): finished drawing with additional detail of fruit
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 × 12 1/8 inches (40.6 × 30.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Musa x sapientum L. (Banana): finished drawing with details of inflorescence
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 1/2 × 14 1/2 inches (52.1 × 36.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Euphorbia nubica N.E. Br. (Nubian Spurge): finished drawing of flowering and fruiting shoot, with details of floral dissections
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
ca. 1769
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 3/4 × 14 7/8 inches (52.7 × 37.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Calotropis procera (Ait.) Ait. f. (Apple of Sodom, Auricular Tree): finished drawing of flowering and fruiting plant
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
ca. 1769
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 1/4 × 14 7/8 inches (54 × 37.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Gardenia ternifolia Schum.& Thonn. (Wild Gardenia): finished drawing
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 × 12 3/8 inches (40.6 × 31.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Cyperus papyrus L. (Papyrus Sedge): finished drawing of steam and flowering head, with details of inflorescence left and right
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 1/2 × 13 3/4 inches (52.1 × 34.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Euphorbia abyssinica J.F. Gmel. (Ethiopian Tree-Spurge): finished drawing of single trunk, with details of whole and dissected fruits
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/2 × 9 3/4 inches (31.8 × 24.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Protea gaguedi J.F. Gmel. (Protea): finished drawing with floral details
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 5/8 × 9 7/8 inches (32.1 × 25.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Albizia gummifera (J.F. Gmel.) C.A. Sm. (Gummy Albizia Tree): finished drawing of flowering head of shoot, with details of inflorescence, florets, and leaf
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
ca. 1768
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)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Albizia gummifera (J.F.Gmel.) C.A. Sm. (Gummy Albizia Tree): finished drawing with minor variations in flowering head
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/2 × 9 3/4 inches (31.8 × 24.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Jasminum dichotomun Vahl (African jasmine): finished drawing
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 1/16 inches (40.5 × 30.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Mussaenda arcuata Lam. ex Poir. : finished drawing without details
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 × 12 inches (40.6 × 30.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Acanthus Sennii Chiov. : finished drawing with added details
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 × 12 inches (40.6 × 30.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Cyperus papyrus L. (Papyrus Sedge): finished drawing of inflorescence
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 3/4 × 14 inches (52.7 × 35.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Lawsonia inermis L. (Henna): finished drawing of a flowering leafy shoot
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
ca. 1769
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 3/8 × 14 1/2 inches (51.8 × 36.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Juniperus procera Endl. (African Pencil Cedar): finished drawing of trees's habit
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/2 × 13 inches (41.9 × 33 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Commiphora gileadensis (L.) C. Chr. (Balm of Gilead, Opobalsam): finished drawing of fruit, dissected fruits, and leaves
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
ca. 1768
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 × 9 5/8 inches (30.5 × 24.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Rhus ? retinorrhoea Oliver: finished drawing
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Plums and Mulberries
Creator:
William Henry Hunt, 1790–1864
Date:
ca. 1860
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, and gum over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches (19.7 x 24.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

61. Tulips

Tulips
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, watercolor and collage on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 3/8 × 10 3/8 inches (39.1 × 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium Canadense, Calceolus Maria)
Creator:
Robert Blyth, 1750–1784
Date:
1770
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 7/8 × 10 5/8 inches (37.8 × 27 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
In the American Garden
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
ca. 1825
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 13/16 × 6 5/16 inches (19.8 × 16 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Erlestoke House and Park
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
ca. 1825
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and brown ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, mounted on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 5/16 × 7 inches (11 × 17.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Erlestoke House and Park
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
ca. 1825
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, with pen and brown ink, and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 1/4 × 7 inches (10.8 × 17.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Swallow-Tail Butterfly, After the Original by John White in the British Museum [Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia, No. 108 A]
Creator:
Mrs. P. D. H. Page, 20th century
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, and pen and black ink on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/2 × 7 13/16 inches (14 × 19.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
White Hibiscus
Creator:
Lionel Grimston Fawkes, 1849–1931
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 × 6 inches (17.8 × 15.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Milkweed, after the Original by John White in the British Museum [Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia, No. 55 A]
Creator:
Mrs. P. D. H. Page, 20th century
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 8 1/8 inches (35.4 × 20.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Horn Plantains on the Stalk, after the Original by John White in the British Museum [Caribbean and Oceanic, No. 14]
Creator:
Mrs. P. D. H. Page, 20th century
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor over graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 9/16 × 8 5/8 inches (31.9 × 21.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Sabatia, After the Original by John White in the British Museum [Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia, No. 56 A]
Creator:
Mrs. P. D. H. Page, 20th century
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 9/16 × 7 inches (34.4 × 17.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Trees and Foliage
Creator:
Richard Pettigrew Leitch, active 1870
Date:
ca. 1870
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 × 7 inches (12.7 × 17.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

72. Foliage

Foliage
Creator:
Richard Pettigrew Leitch, active 1870
Date:
ca. 1870
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor; verso: graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 × 7 inches (12.7 × 17.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Acorn Strength
Creator:
Julius Caesar Ibbetson, 1759–1817
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 2 3/8 × 3 inches (6 × 7.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Cordia abyssinica: finished drawing
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/2 × 9 3/4 inches (31.8 × 24.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
A Landscape in Ceylon, With Barking Deer and Fawn and a Pair of Paradise Fly-Catchers
Creator:
Samuel Daniell, 1775–1811
Date:
between 1808 and 1811
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink, and gouache on medium, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 3/4 × 17 5/8 inches (32.4 × 44.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Study of an Oak Leaf
Creator:
John Ruskin, 1819–1900
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, white gouache, gum, and graphite; verso: graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 × 6 7/8 inches (19.1 × 17.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Study of Cow Parsley
Creator:
Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/2 × 5 1/8 inches (14 × 13 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Jatropha Multifidis
Creator:
Ann Lee, 1753–1790
Date:
1771
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, pen and brown ink, and graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 5/8 x 9in. (29.5 x 22.9cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Nutmeg, Trinidad
Creator:
Lionel Grimston Fawkes, 1849–1931
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and watercolor on moderately thick, rough, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 × 6 inches (17.8 × 15.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Eucharis or Spider Lily
Creator:
Lionel Grimston Fawkes, 1849–1931
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 3/4 × 4 3/4 inches (14.6 × 12.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Tree Study (Autumn Foliage)
Creator:
attributed to John Linnell, 1792–1882
Date:
ca. 1828
Materials & Techniques:
Gouache and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 7/8 x 12 1/8 inches (25.1 x 30.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Salix subserrata Willd. (Willow Tree): finished drawing without details
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Acokanthera schimperi (DC) Schweinfurth: finished drawing of flowering shoot
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Cyperus species 1: finished drawing of sedge-like plant with roots
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Phytolacca dodecandra L'Herit. (Pokeberry): finished drawing
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Ehretia cymosa Thonning: finished drawing of leafy, fruiting shoot
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Pittosporum viridiflorum Sims (pittosporum): finished drawing
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Myrsine africana L. (African Myrsine ): finished drawing
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Bersame abyssinica Fresen. : finished drawing
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Osyris lanceolate A.DC. (African Sandalwood): finished drawing without details
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Rhus glutinosa A. Rich. : finished drawing
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Diospyros mespiliformis A. DC. (African Ebony): finished drawing
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Grewia ferruginea A. Rich. : finished drawing, including detail of leaf
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Nuxia oppositifolia (Hochst.) Benth. : finished drawing without detail of leaf
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Maytenus arguta (Loes.) N. Robson: finished drawing
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Dracaena steudneri Engl. (Dragon Tree): outline detail of infloresence among leaves
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Senecio gigas Vatke (Tree Groundsel): finished drawing of budding shoot
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 15/16 x 12 5/16in. (40.5 x 31.3cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Capparis tomentosa Lam. (Caper): finished drawing of flowering and fruiting shoot
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Abutilon longicuspe A. Rich. (Abutilon): finished drawing
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Dracaena steudneri Engl. (Dragon Tree): finished drawing with floral details below
Creator:
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection