Pen and ink drawing on paper of Pilosella officinarum by Claude Aubriet c.1700. Recto: TL: Handwritten in ink: 'dens leonis qui Pilosella officinalis / Hieracium pilosella'. Current botanical name: Pilosella officinarum. Latin inscription 'Dens leonis qui pilosella officinalis' means 'lion's tooth [=Dandelion=Dent de lion] which [is] Pilosella officinalis' and 'Hieracium pilosella', both these names are synonyms for Pilosella officinarum. English vernacular name: Mouse-ear Hawkweed, blood of St John.
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Pen and ink on paper with grey wash. 17 cm x 22.4 cm. pen and ink. paper. grey wash