Pen and ink drawing on paper of Pepo oblongus (now Cucurbita pepo) by Claude Aubriet c.1700. Recto: Handwritten in ink: TL: 'Pepo oblongus C.B.P [...]', LR: 'aubriet fecit'; Handwritten in graphite pencil: CL: '[...]', LC: 'Pepo oblongus C.B.Pin citrouille'. Current botanical name: Cucurbita pepo. French inscription 'Citrouille' means marrow, pumpkin, courgette. English vernacular names: gourd, pumpkin, summer squash, vegetable marrow
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Pen and ink on paper with grey wash. 16.7 cm x 22.5 cm. pen and ink. paper. grey wash