Eadem cum radice folio majore et flore [beta vulgaris?]
Information
Title
Eadem cum radice folio majore et flore [beta vulgaris?]
Author or creator
Aubriet, Claude (1665-1742)
Role
Artist
Record type
Drawings
Original Reference
A/CAu/P/288
Date
c.1700
Scope & content
Pen and ink drawing on paper of Eadem cum radice folio majore et flore (Fritillaria imperialis, root and leaves) by Claude Aubriet c.1700. Recto: LR: Handwritten in ink: 'aubriet fecit'; LC: Handwritten in graphite pencil: 'Eadem cum radice folio majore et flore'. Current botanical name: Fritillaria imperialis. English vernacular name: Crown Imperial. The inscription translates as 'the same with a root, a large leaf and a flower', which refers to the following picture of Fritillara imperialis
Extent
1 item
Physical description
Pen and ink on paper with grey wash. 23.2 cm x 16.9 cm. pen and ink. paper. grey wash