Cardamindum ampliori folio et majori flore [Tropaeolum majus]
Information
Title
Cardamindum ampliori folio et majori flore [Tropaeolum majus]
Author or creator
Aubriet, Claude (1665-1742)
Role
Artist
Record type
Drawings
Original Reference
A/CAu/P/524
Date
c.1700
Scope & content
Pen and ink drawing on paper of Cardamindum ampliori folio et majori flore (now Tropaeolum majus) by Claude Aubriet c.1700. Recto: Handwritten in graphite pencil: 'Cardamindum ampliori folio et majori flore inst grande capucine'. Tropaeolum majus is the current botanical name; Cardamindum ampliori is a synoym. English vernacular names: Garden Nasturtium, Indian Cress
Extent
1 item
Physical description
Pen and ink on paper with grey wash. 16.6 cm x 22.6 cm. pen and ink. paper. grey wash