Pen and ink drawing on paper of Thymelea lauri folio (identified as Daphne mezereum) by Claude Aubriet c.1700. Recto: LR: Handwritten in ink: 'aubriet fecit'; Handwritten in graphite pencil: TC: '26', LL: 'Thymelaea lauri folio ?decsoria? flore purpurascense'. Current botanical name: Daphne mezereum. Mis-identified by the artist as Thymelaea laurifolia. English vernacular names: mezereon, February daphne
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Pen and ink on paper with grey wash. 21.3 cm x 16 cm. pen and ink. paper. grey wash