Pen and ink drawing on paper of Chenopodium ambrosioides (now identified as Dysphania cf botrys) by Claude Aubriet c.1700. Recto: Handwritten in graphite pencil: TL: '2. fleur une foy plus grand que natur', CL: 'brune' 'grosy', LL: 'Chenopodium ambrosioides'. Identified as Dysphania cf botrys, as this is native to Europe. The drawing is not detailed enough to provide a specific identification. English vernacular names are American wormseed, Mexican tea, Spanish tea, wormseed
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Pen and ink on paper with grey wash. 22.5 cm x 16.5 cm. pen and ink. vellum. grey wash