Pen and ink drawing on paper of Cerasus fructu nigro (identified as Prunus sp., cherry) by Claude Aubriet c.1700. Recto: LR: Handwritten in ink: 'aubriet fecit'; Handwritten in graphite pencil: LL: 'Cerasus fructu nigro'. Identified as Prunus sp. Previously mis-identified as Prunus mahaleb. It may be a dark morello cherry Prunus cerasus. The drawing is not detailed enough to provide a specific identification. 'Cerasus fructu nigro' translates as black fruit cherry. English vernacular name: cherry
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Pen and ink on paper with grey wash. 22.5 cm x 16.8 cm. pen and ink. paper. grey wash