Pen and ink drawing on paper of Cydonia (Cydonia oblonga) by Claude Aubriet c.1700. Recto: LR: Handwritten in ink: 'aubriet fecit'; Handwritten in graphite pencil: TL: '59', TR: 'amuron [...]', CL: 'au naturelle' 'au deux tier de nature', CR: 'amiron naturelle', LL: 'Cydonia le cognassier'. Current botanical name: Cydonia oblonga. 'Le cognassier' in French means quince tree. English vernacular name: quince
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Pen and ink on paper with grey wash. 22.3 cm x 16.6 cm. pen and ink. paper. grey wash