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James Bruce, 1730–1794, British, Sagittarius serpentarius (Secretary Bird), ca. 1768
- Title:
Sagittarius serpentarius (Secretary Bird)
- Date:
- ca. 1768
- Medium:
- Watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 14 1/4 × 10 3/8 inches (36.2 × 26.4 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "[...]"; in pen and brown ink lower left: "Sheitan [...]"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.8704
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- animal art | Secretarybird
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:15615
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