Pen and ink drawing on paper of Papaver erraticum, majus (Papaver rhoeas) by Claude Aubriet c.1700. Recto: LR: Handwritten in ink: 'aubriet fecit'; Handwritten in graphite pencil: TR: [...], LL: 'grosie', LC: 'Papaver erraticum, majus roias Dioscoridi Theo phrasto et Plino C B Lin'. Current botanical name: Papaver rhoeas. Inscription: 'Papaver erraticum, majus roias' [Greek] 'Dioscoridi Theo phrasto et Plino C B Lin' means 'scattered poppy, large, rhoeas of Dioscoridies Theophrastus (Greek botanist) and Pliny. French 'coquelicot' means 'poppy'. English vernacular name: Corn Poppy, Field Poppy, Flanders Poppy
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Pen and ink on paper with grey wash. 22.5 cm x 16.5 cm. pen and ink. paper. grey wash