Pen and ink drawing on paper of Papaver hortense semine nigro (now Papaver somniferum) by Claude Aubriet c.1700. Recto: Handwritten in graphite pencil: TL: '65', LC: 'Papaver hortense semine nigro C.B.P'. Current botanical name: Papaver somniferum. Latin inscription: 'semine nigro' means 'black seeded'. English vernacular name: Opium Poppy
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Pen and ink on paper with grey wash. 22.8 cm x 17 cm. pen and ink. paper. grey wash