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Artist: Bruce, James (Abyssinian Bruce) (2)

Period: 18th century (4787)

Type: graphite (1872) | watercolour (2151)

Style: British (2582)

Subjects: Ethiopia (1)

Keywords
figures (4114) | genre (380) | hats and headgear (1282) | pots (21) | standing (551) | umbrellas (15) | villages (72) | walking (79)

Scene in an Abyssinian village

18th century

Bruce, James (Abyssinian Bruce)    more

Graphite, watercolour on paper

height: 16.1 cm; width: 20.2 cm

Inscription
Inscribed, pen and ink, recto and lower centre, Sketch made in Abyssinia, by James Bruce Esqre., presented to my dear Mary by her friend Mrs Burney.
Numbered, graphite, recto, upper left, 319

Acquisition
Witt, Robert Clermont (Sir); bequest; 1952
D.1952.RW.319

Copyright: © The Samuel Courtauld Trust, The Courtauld Gallery, London