Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection / Image Use: Free to Use / Subject Terms: botanical subject

1. Study of Three Parrot Tulips

Creator:: Attributed to John Constable, 1776–1837
Date:: ca. 1832
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on paper laid on canvas
Dimensions:: 8 3/8 x 8 5/8in. (21.3 x 21.9cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

2. Study of an Ash Tree

Creator:: John Constable, 1776–1837
Date:: between 1801 and 1803 or between 1810 and 1830
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas laid to artist's board
Dimensions:: 15 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches (39.4 x 29.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

3. Study of Hollyhocks

Creator:: Attributed to John Constable, 1776–1837
Date:: ca. 1826
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on board
Dimensions:: 9 1/2 x 7 inches (24.1 x 17.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

4. The Blue Passion Flower, for Robert John Thornton’s Temple of Flora (London, 1799–1812)

Creator:: Philip Reinagle, 1749–1833
Date:: 1800
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 17 7/8 x 14 3/4 inches (45.4 x 37.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

5. Studies of Summer Flowers

Creator:: Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1767–1849
Date:: ca. 1848
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 14 3/4 x 18 inches (37.5 x 45.7 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

6. Poppies and Tradascanthus

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1800
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on paper
Dimensions:: 17 x 14 inches (43.2 x 35.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

7. Flowers in a Delft Jar

Creator:: Alexander Marshal, active 1651–died 1682
Date:: 1663
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 12 x 16 inches (30.5 x 40.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

8. A Thistle

Creator:: Attributed to John Crome, 1768–1821
Date:: ca. 1812
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on board
Dimensions:: 27 × 21 1/4 inches (68.6 × 54 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

9. Study of Poppies

Creator:: James Inskipp, 1790–1868
Date:: 1832
Materials & Techniques:: Oil and graphite on board
Dimensions:: 16 x 9 inches (40.6 x 22.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

10. Studies of Flowers

Creator:: Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1767–1849
Date:: 1848
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 19 1/4 x 33 inches (48.9 x 83.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

11. Flowers in a Pitcher

Creator:: John Constable, 1776–1837
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/4 x 8 3/8 inches (28.6 x 21.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Brambles

Creator:: Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 7/8 x 8 7/8 inches (17.5 x 22.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Foxgloves

Creator:: Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, smooth, white laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches (17.1 x 22.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Brucea antidysenterica

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 × 7 7/8 inches (30.5 × 20 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Ensete ventricosum

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 × 7 7/8 inches (30.5 × 20 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Ensete ventricosum

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/2 × 8 7/8 inches (31.8 × 22.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Otostegia tomentosa: outline sketch of flowering stem with details of flowers and leaf

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 7/8 x 7 7/8 inches (30.2 x 20 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Arundinaria alpina

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 × 7 7/8 inches (30.5 × 20 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Oenostachys abyssinica

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: 1769–71
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/8 × 8 inches (25.7 × 20.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Brucea antidysenterica

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: 1769–71
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite; verso: pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 × 7 7/8 inches (30.5 × 20 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Study of a Tree on a Grassy Bank

Creator:: George Richmond, 1809–1896
Date:: 1866
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/4 × 5 inches (21 × 12.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. Study of Trees, etc., in a Meadow

Creator:: George Richmond, 1809–1896
Date:: 1866
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 × 5 1/4 inches (20.3 × 13.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. 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

24. Stained Glass Study, Water Plant with Grasshoper, Fish and Newt

Creator:: Sir John Everett Millais, 1829–1896
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 5/8 x 2 1/2 inches (14.3 x 6.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. 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

26. 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

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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

30. 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

31. 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

32. 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

33. 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

34. 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

35. 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

36. 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

37. A Study in Pinks and Roses

Creator:: Stefano della Bella, 1610–1664
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 3/4 × 21 1/2 inches (9.5 × 54.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

38. A Study of Pinks and Roses

Creator:: Stefano della Bella, 1610–1664
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 3/4 × 21 1/2 inches (9.5 × 54.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

39. A Study of Pinks and Roses

Creator:: Stefano della Bella, 1610–1664
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 3/4 × 21 1/2 inches (9.5 × 54.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

40. A Study of Pinks and Roses

Creator:: Stefano della Bella, 1610–1664
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 3/4 × 21 1/2 inches (9.5 × 54.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

41. Study of a Climbing Plant (Pumpkin Family)

Creator:: James Ward, 1769–1859
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and white chalk on medium, moderately textured, blue laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 21 1/2 x 17 1/4 inches (54.6 x 43.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

42. 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

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

43. 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

44. A Foliated Branch

Creator:: James Ward, 1769–1859
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, smooth, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 7/8 x 6 1/4 inches (20 x 15.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

45. 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

46. 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

47. Yellow-eyed Babbler (Chrysomma sinense) perched on Chinese hat plant (Holmskioldia sanguinea)

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1770
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, pen and ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 18 1/4 × 25 1/2 inches (46.4 × 64.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

48. Study of Foliage

Creator:: Robert Hills, 1769–1844
Date:: after 1799
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 5/8 × 9 1/8 inches (29.5 × 23.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

49. 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

50. 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

51. 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

52. 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

53. Study of an Arrangement of Anemones

Creator:: attributed to Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1769–1830
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/2 x 7 5/8 inches (24.1 x 19.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

54. The Mangosteen Fruit, Malacca

Creator:: Samuel Davis, 1760–1819
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 × 10 1/4 inches (17.8 × 26 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

55. Ash Tree in Ashstead Park

Creator:: Peter DeWint, 1784–1849
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk and white chalk on medium, slightly textured, gray wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 7/8 x 10 7/8 inches (37.8 x 27.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

56. Study of a Thistle and Other Plants, Sept. 8

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: early 19th century
Materials & Techniques:: Black ink and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 3/8 x 3 1/2 inches (11.1 x 8.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

57. Plant Study

Creator:: James Ward, 1769–1859
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 x 5 inches (17.8 x 12.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

58. Docks, September 6, 1777

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: 1777
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and gray ink and gray wash on medium, smooth, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 7/8 x 4 5/8 inches (9.8 x 11.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

59. Still Life with Gooseberries, Raspberries, Red Currants, Spring Onions, a Gherkin and Foliage

Creator:: Richard Dadd, 1817–1886
Date:: 1874
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 7/8 x 14 7/8 inches (25.1 x 37.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

60. 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

61. Study of a Thistle

Creator:: James Ward, 1769–1859
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/4 x 4 5/8 inches (18.4 x 11.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

62. Study of Burdocks

Creator:: attributed to Peter DeWint, 1784–1849
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, rough, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 5/8 x 6 15/16 inches (9.2 x 17.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

63. Buddleis polystachya

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 × 7 7/8 inches (30.5 × 20 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

64. Arundinaria alpina

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 × 7 7/8 inches (30.5 × 20 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

65. Garden Flowers

Creator:: Print made by Bradshaw & Blacklock, active ca.1850
Date:: after 1850
Materials & Techniques:: Stipple engraving, etching and color woodcut on cream card mounted on beige card
Dimensions:: Image: 3 7/16 x 6 3/4 inches (8.7 x 17.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

66. Garden Flowers

Creator:: Print made by Bradshaw & Blacklock, active ca.1850
Date:: after 1850
Materials & Techniques:: Stipple engraving, etching and color woodcut on cream card mounted on beige card
Dimensions:: Image: 3 7/16 x 6 7/8 inches (8.8 x 17.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

67. Salvia nilotica Juss. ex Jacq. (Nile Sage): finished drawing of a flowering shoot with details of floral dissections

Creator:: unknown artist
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

68. Albuca abyssinica Murrary (Ethiopian Squill): finished drawing of flowering plant, with floral details

Creator:: unknown artist
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

69. Guizotia abyssinica (Linn.F.) Cass. : finished drawing by anonymous French artist of flowering plant and details of flowers

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 5/8 × 11 7/8 inches (39.7 × 30.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

70. Ischaemum afrum (J.F. Gmel.) Dandy: finished drawing of whole plant, with inflorescence

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 3/4 × 9 7/8 inches (32.4 × 25.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

71. Ischaemum afrum (J.F. Gmel.) Dandy: finished drawing of inflorescence and leaves, with fifteen separate details below

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/2 × 9 5/8 inches (31.8 × 24.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

72. Kniphofia pumila (Ait.) Kunth (Redhot Poker): finished drawing of leaves and inflorescence, with floral details

Creator:: unknown artist
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

73. Kniphofia pumila (Ait.) Kunth (Redhot Poker): finished drawing of flowering plant

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 1/16 × 12 1/4 inches (40.8 × 31.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

74. Bauhinia farec Desv. : finished drawing of a flowering shoot, with details of flowers below

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 9/16 × 9 13/16 inches (31.9 × 24.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

75. Coleus species 1: finished drawing of habit of flowering plant

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 7/8 × 12 1/8 inches (40.3 × 30.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

76. Panicum deustum Thunb. (Wild Millet): finished drawing of whole plant in flower

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite and pen and black ink 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

77. Hagenia abyssinica (Bruce) J.F. Gmel. : finished drawing

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 1/2 × 10 5/8 inches (34.3 × 27 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

78. Dombeya torrida (J.F. Gmel): finished drawing of leafy flowering shoot with floral details

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/2 × 9 5/8 inches (31.8 × 24.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

79. Solanum adoense Hochst. ex A. Rich. (Nightshade): finished drawing

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 3/16 inches (40.5 × 31 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

80. Carthamus tinctorius L. (Safflower): finished drawing of flowering plant

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: 1765-1773
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 1/2 × 28 1/4 inches (39.4 × 71.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

81. Protea gaguedi J.F. Gmel. (protea): 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 5/16 × 9 11/16 inches (31.3 × 24.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

82. Buddleia polystachya Fresen. (African Buddleia): finished drawing

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 × 11 3/4 inches (40.6 × 29.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

83. Delphinium wellbyi Hemsley (Wild Delphinium): 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

84. Pandanus odoratissimus L. (Screwpine): finished drawing for male inflorescence

Creator:: James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor 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

85. Oenostachys abyssinica (A. Rich.) N.E. Br. (Ethiopian Gladiolus): finished drawing of plant in flowers

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor 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

86. Verbascum sinaiticum Benth. (Mullein): finished drawing of flowering shoot and root

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1768
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 7/8 × 12 inches (40.3 × 30.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

87. Solanum marginatum Linn.f. (Nightshade): finished drawing of whole plant with root

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1768
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 × 12 3/16 inches (40.6 × 31 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

88. Salvia nilotica Juss.ex Jacq. (Nile Sage): finished drawing of a flowering shoot and root

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

89. Panicum deustum Thunb. (Wild Millet): finished drawing of inflorscence

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 1/2 × 11 1/16 inches (34.3 × 28.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

90. Solanum capsicoides Allioni (Nightshade): finished drawing of flowering and fruiting plant, with details of fruit and flowers

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca 1775
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 7/8 × 12 3/16 inches (40.3 × 31 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. Study of Three Parrot Tulips

2. Study of an Ash Tree

3. Study of Hollyhocks

4. The Blue Passion Flower, for Robert John Thornton’s Temple of Flora (London, 1799–1812)

5. Studies of Summer Flowers

6. Poppies and Tradascanthus

7. Flowers in a Delft Jar

8. A Thistle

9. Study of Poppies

10. Studies of Flowers

11. Flowers in a Pitcher

12. Brambles

13. Foxgloves

14. Brucea antidysenterica

15. Ensete ventricosum

16. Ensete ventricosum

17. Otostegia tomentosa: outline sketch of flowering stem with details of flowers and leaf

18. Arundinaria alpina

19. Oenostachys abyssinica

20. Brucea antidysenterica

21. Study of a Tree on a Grassy Bank

22. Study of Trees, etc., in a Meadow

23. Eragrostis Tef

24. Stained Glass Study, Water Plant with Grasshoper, Fish and Newt

25. Brucea antidysenterica J. Miller (James Bruce's Tree): finished drawing of part stem with flowering shoots and leafy shoots

26. Pterolobium stellatum (Forssk): finished drawing

27. Euphorbia abyssinica J.F. Gmel. (Ethiopian Tree-Spurge): finished drawing of the tree's habit

28. Brucea antidysenterica J. Miller (James Bruce's Tree): finished drawing with stem of fruits added

29. Hagenia abyssinica (Bruce) J.F. Gmel. : finished drawing

30. Arundinaria alpina K. Schum. (African Bamboo): finished drawing of sections of stem and of shoot with leaves

31. Coccinia abyssinica (Lam.): finished drawing, the tuber and detail of fruit

32. Jasminum dichotomun Vahl (African jasmine): finished drawing

33. Millettia ferruginea (Hochst.) Baker: finished drawing with a few details excluded

34. Gardenia ternifolia Schum.& Thonn. (Wild Gardenia): finished drawing

35. Juniperus procera Endl. (African Pencil Cedar): finished drawing of trees's habit

36. Plums and Mulberries

37. A Study in Pinks and Roses

38. A Study of Pinks and Roses

39. A Study of Pinks and Roses

40. A Study of Pinks and Roses

41. Study of a Climbing Plant (Pumpkin Family)

42. 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

43. Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman (African Wild Banana): finished drawing

44. A Foliated Branch

45. A Clump of Thistles

46. Jatropha Multifidis

47. Yellow-eyed Babbler (Chrysomma sinense) perched on Chinese hat plant (Holmskioldia sanguinea)

48. Study of Foliage

49. Study of Cow Parsley

50. Study of an Oak Leaf

51. A Landscape in Ceylon, With Barking Deer and Fawn and a Pair of Paradise Fly-Catchers

52. Acorn Strength

53. Study of an Arrangement of Anemones

54. The Mangosteen Fruit, Malacca

55. Ash Tree in Ashstead Park

56. Study of a Thistle and Other Plants, Sept. 8

57. Plant Study

58. Docks, September 6, 1777

59. Still Life with Gooseberries, Raspberries, Red Currants, Spring Onions, a Gherkin and Foliage

60. Tulips

61. Study of a Thistle

62. Study of Burdocks

63. Buddleis polystachya

64. Arundinaria alpina

65. Garden Flowers

66. Garden Flowers

67. Salvia nilotica Juss. ex Jacq. (Nile Sage): finished drawing of a flowering shoot with details of floral dissections

68. Albuca abyssinica Murrary (Ethiopian Squill): finished drawing of flowering plant, with floral details

69. Guizotia abyssinica (Linn.F.) Cass. : finished drawing by anonymous French artist of flowering plant and details of flowers

70. Ischaemum afrum (J.F. Gmel.) Dandy: finished drawing of whole plant, with inflorescence

71. Ischaemum afrum (J.F. Gmel.) Dandy: finished drawing of inflorescence and leaves, with fifteen separate details below

72. Kniphofia pumila (Ait.) Kunth (Redhot Poker): finished drawing of leaves and inflorescence, with floral details

73. Kniphofia pumila (Ait.) Kunth (Redhot Poker): finished drawing of flowering plant