Pen and ink drawing on paper of Paeonia folio nigricante splendido (now Paeonia mascula) by Claude Aubriet c.1700. Recto: LC: Handwritten in graphite pencil: 'Paeonia folio nigricante splendido qua mas C.B'. Current botanical name: Paeonia mascula. Latin isncription 'Paeonia folio nigricante splendido' means 'Splendid paeony with blackish leaves'. English vernacular name: Wild peony, coral peony
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Pen and ink on paper with grey wash. 22.64cm x 16.6 cm. pen and ink. paper. grey wash