Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770, Italian, Commiphora gileadensis (L.) C. Chr. (Balm of Gilead, Opobalsam): finished drawing of fruiting branch, undated
- Title:
- Commiphora gileadensis (L.) C. Chr. (Balm of Gilead, Opobalsam): finished drawing of fruiting branch
- Additional Title(s):
- Balessan No.1
- 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)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in pen and black ink: "Balessan No 2"; inscribed on verso, lower right:[...]
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- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.8905
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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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. 16-26 (vol. 5), DT377 B88 1790+ Oversize (YCBA Rare Books) [ORBIS]
Paul Hulton, Luigi Balugani's drawings of African plants, From the collection made by James Bruce of Kinnaird on his travels to discover the source of the Nile 1767-1773 , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 1991, p. 75-76, pl. 89, QK98.183 B2 H85 1991 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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