Corona solis major [Helianthus annus]

Title

Corona solis major [Helianthus annus]

Role

Artist

Record type

Drawings

Original Reference

A/CAu/P/282

Author or creator

Aubriet, Claude (1665-1742)

Date

c.1700

Scope & content

Pen and ink drawing on paper of Corona solis major (now Helianthus annus) by Claude Aubriet c.1700. Recto: LR: Handwritten in ink: 'aubriet fecit'; LL: Handwritten in graphite pencil: 'Corona solis major'. Current botanical name: Helianthus annus. Corona solis major trasnlates as 'big sun crown'. English vernacular name: Common Sunflower

Extent

1 item

Physical description

Pen and ink on paper with grey wash. 22.4 cm x 16.6 cm. pen and ink. paper. grey wash

Is part of

Aubriet artworks

Repository

Royal Horticultural Society Lindley Library

Copyright

No known copyright restrictions

Credit Line

RHS Lindley Collections

Usage terms

Public Domain