Pen and ink drawing on paper of Melongena fructu oblongo violaceo (now Solanum melongena) by Claude Aubriet c.1700. Recto: LC: Handwritten in ink: 'Melongena fructu oblongo violaceo [...]' 'aubriet fecit'; Handwritten in graphite pencil: TR: [?], LC: 'Melongena fructu oblongo violaceo Juss'. Current botanical name: Solanum melongena. English vernacular names: Aubergine, Eggplant, Mad Apple
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Physical description
Pen and ink on paper with grey wash. 22.2 cm x 17 cm. pen and ink. vellum. grey wash