Pen and ink drawing on paper of Quinque folium majus, repens (now Potentilla reptans) by Claude Aubriet c.1700. Recto: LR: Handwritten in ink: 'aubriet fecit'; Handwritten in graphite pencil: LC: 'Quinque folium majus, repens C.B.Pin Quinte feuille'. Current botanical name: Potentilla reptans. Latin inscription means 'creeping large five-leaves', French inscription 'Quinte feuille' means 'fifth leaf'. English vernacular name: Creeping Cinquefoil
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Pen and ink on paper with grey wash. 22.7 cm x 16.6 cm. pen and ink. paper. grey wash