James Bruce, 1730–1794, British, Calotropis procera (Ait.) Ait. f. (Apple of Sodom, Auricular Tree): finished drawing of flowering and fruiting plant, ca. 1769
- Title:
- Calotropis procera (Ait.) Ait. f. (Apple of Sodom, Auricular Tree): finished drawing of flowering and fruiting plant
- 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)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Watermark
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.9123
- 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:15551
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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. 72, pl. 68, QK98.183 B2 H85 1991 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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