Pen and ink drawing on paper of Ambrosia maritima (identified as Ambrosia artemisiifolia) by Claude Aubriet c.1700. Recto: Handwritten in graphite pencil: TC: '75', TR: '63', CR: 'grosi', LL: 'amiron [?] du naturelle' 'Ambrosia maritima C.B'. Previously mis-identified as Ambrosia maritima. There are three Ambrosias found in Europe, Aubriet's picture matches Ambrosia artemisiifolia, usually found growing in waste ground. English vernacular names: common ragweed, bitterweed
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Pen and ink on paper with grey wash. 22.4 cm x 16.5 cm. pen and ink. paper. grey wash