Pen and ink drawing on paper of Pirus sativa fructu autumnali subrotundo (now Pyrus communis) by Claude Aubriet c.1700. Current botanical name: Pyrus communis. Latin inscription 'Pirus sativa fructu autumnali subrotundo eferigineo rubete nonumquam maculato' means 'edible pear [with] almost round fruits [in] autumn becoming rudy sometime spotted. English vernacular name: Common Pear
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Pen and ink on paper with grey wash. 23.1 cm x 17 cm