Pen and ink drawing on paper of Smilax aspera fructu rubente (now Smilax aspera) by Claude Aubriet c.1700. Recto: LR: Handwritten in ink: 'aubriet fecit'; Handwritten in graphite pencil: CR: [?], LC: 'Smilax aspera fructu rubente'. Current botanical name: Smilax aspera. Latin inscription means: 'rough Smilax aspera with red fruit'. English vernacular names: Sarsaparilla, Greenbrier, Catbrier
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Pen and ink on paper with grey wash. 22.4 cm x 16.7 cm. pen and ink. paper. grey wash