Fumaria officinarum et dioscoridis [Fumaria cf officinalis]
Information
Title
Fumaria officinarum et dioscoridis [Fumaria cf officinalis]
Role
Artist
Record type
Drawings
Original Reference
A/CAu/P/301
Author or creator
Aubriet, Claude (1665-1742)
Date
c.1700
Scope & content
Pen and ink drawing on paper of Fumaria officinarum et Dioscoridis (identified as Fumaria cf officinalis) by Claude Aubriet c.1700. Recto: LR: Handwritten in ink: 'aubriet fecit'; Handwritten in graphite pencil: CR: 'grosie', LC: 'Fumaria officinarum et dioscoridis C.B.Pin Fumiotorro [sic]'. Identified as Fumaria cf officinalis. The drawing is not detailed enough to provide a specific identification. Latin inscription 'Fumaria officinarum et dioscoridis' means 'Fumaria officinalis and [of] Dioscorides' (Pedanius Dioscorides, Greek botanist). Fumeterre is French for Fumitory. English vernacular name: Common Fumitory
Extent
1 item
Physical description
Pen and ink on paper with grey wash. 22.2 cm x 16.5 cm. pen and ink. paper. grey wash