Rosa sylvestris vulgaris, flore odorato incarnato. Bedeguar officinarum [Rosa sp. with gall]
Information
Title
Rosa sylvestris vulgaris, flore odorato incarnato. Bedeguar officinarum [Rosa sp. with gall]
Record type
Drawings
Original Reference
A/CAu/P/581
Author or creator
Aubriet; Claude (1665-1742); artist
Date
c.1700
Scope & content
Pen and ink drawing on paper of Rosa sp with rose gall by Claude Aubriet c.1700. Current botanical name: Rosa sp. English vernacular name: rose, rose bedeguar gall. Latin inscription translates as common wild rose scented pink or flesh-coloured flowers / A gall produced on rosebushes by a gallfly
Level
Item
Extent
1 item
Physical description
Pen and ink on paper with grey wash. 22.5 cm x 16.4 cm