Pen and ink drawing on paper of Hedysarum clypeatum flore suaviter rubente (now Sulla coronarium or Hedysarum coronarium) by Claude Aubriet c.1700. Recto: LR: Handwritten in ink: 'aubriet fecit'; LC: Handwritten in graphite pencil: 'Hedysarum clypeatum flore suaviter rubente H.Cyst'. Current botanical name: Sulla coronarium. Synonym: Hedysarum coronarium. Latin inscription 'Hedysarum clypeatum flore suaviter rubente' means 'Shielded Hedysarum with softly pink [or blush] flowers'. English vernacular name: French Honeysuckle, Sweetvetch
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Pen and ink on paper with grey wash. 23 cm x 17 cm. pen and ink. paper. grey wash