Pen and ink drawing on paper of Cyanus segatum flore caerulea (now Centaurea cyanus) by Claude Aubriet c.1700. Recto: LR: Handwritten in ink: 'Cyanus segatum flore caerulea CBP [...], LR: 'aubriet fecit'; LC: Handwritten in graphite pencil: 'Cyanus segatum flore caerulea C.B.P'. Current botanical name: Centaurea cyanus. Mis-identified by the artist as Cyanus segatum. English vernacular names: blue-bottle, bachelor's button, cornflower
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Pen and ink on paper with grey wash. 21.8 cm x 16.5 cm. pen and ink. paper. grey wash