Pen and ink drawing on paper of Absinthium ponticum tenuif (now identified as Artemisa cf pontica) by Claude Aubriet c.1700. Recto: Handwritten in graphite pencil: CR: 'grosie', 'deminuee', LL: 'Absinthium ponticum [tenuif]' . Identified as Artemisa cf pontica. The drawing is not detailed enough to be completely sure. English vernacular name: Roman wormwood. Text CR 'deminuee' may be 'diminuee', = 'reduce' in English. Text TR 'grosie' = 'enlarge' in English. 'tenuif' is probably an abbeviation for 'tenuifolia'.
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Pen and ink on paper with grey wash. 22.3 cm x 16.5 cm. pen and ink. paper. grey wash