Pen and ink drawing on paper of Cnicus sylvestis, hirsutior (now Centaurea benedicta) by Claude Aubriet c.1700. Recto: LR: Handwritten in ink: 'aubriet fecit'; Handwritten in graphite pencil: TL: '47', TR: '15', CL: 'amiron moitiee du naturelle', CR: 'deminue duntiere', LC: 'Cnicus sylvestis, hirsutior sive Cardus Benedictus C.B.Pin. Chardon benit'. Current botanical name: Centaurea benedicta. Cnicus benedictus and Carduus benedictusis are both synonyms. English vernacular name: blessed thistle
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Physical description
Pen and ink on paper with grey wash. 22.4 cm x 16.7 cm. pen and ink. paper. grey wash