Pen and ink drawing on paper of Hermodactylus folio quadrangulo (now Iris tuberosa) by Claude Aubriet c.1700. Recto: LR: Handwritten in ink: 'aubriet fecit'; Handwritten in graphite pencil: LL: 'Hermodactylus folio quadrangulo corol T.R.H'. Current botanical name: Iris tuberosa. 'Hermodactylus folio quadrangulo' means quadrangular leaves. English vernacular name: Snake's Head Iris, Widow Iris. Synonym: Hermodactylus tuberosus
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Pen and ink on paper with grey wash. 22.4 cm x 16.5 cm. pen and ink. paper. grey wash