James Bruce, 1730–1794, British, Musa x sapientum L. (Banana): preliminary outline drawing of habit of tree with fruit, ca. 1769
- Title:
- Musa x sapientum L. (Banana): preliminary outline drawing of habit of tree with fruit
- Date:
- ca. 1769
- Materials & Techniques:
- Graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 20 7/8 × 14 1/8 inches (53 × 35.9 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, center: "[P2] | [P9:8]"; lower left: "[Circonferenza d34]"
Watermark: "Olanda"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.9121
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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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. 113, pl. 325, QK98.183 B2 H85 1991 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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