Pen and ink drawing on paper of Heliotropium majus (now Heliotropium europaeum) by Claude Aubriet c.1700. Recto: LC: Handwritten in graphite pencils: 'Heliotropium majus Dioscordis [sic] C.B.Pin 253 herbe aux varrus [sic]'. Current botanical name: Heliotropium europaeum. 'Dioscordis' is a reference to Pedanius Dioscorides (Greek botanist). French inscription 'herbe aux verrues' means 'wart plant' or wartwort. Modern French name is 'Heliotrope d'Europe'. English vernacular name: Heliotrope
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Pen and ink on paper with grey wash. 22.3 cm x 16.6 cm. pen and ink. paper. grey wash