Filicula quae adianthum album (Fern)

Title

Filicula quae adianthum album (Fern)

Role

Artist

Record type

Drawings

Original Reference

A/CAu/P/294

Author or creator

Aubriet, Claude (1665-1742)

Date

c.1700

Scope & content

Pen and ink drawing on paper of Filicula quae adianthum album (Adiantum, Fern) Claude Aubriet c.1700. Recto: Handwritten in graphite pencil: TL: 'grosie', TR: 'grosie', LL: 'Filicula quae adianthum album'. Filicula quae adianthum album' translates as 'Little fern which [is] Adiantum album'. The drawing is not detailed enough to provide a specific identification, Adiantum is not correct. English vernacular name: fern

Extent

1 item

Physical description

Pen and ink on paper with grey wash. 22.4 cm x 16.5 cm. pen and ink. paper. grey wash

Is part of

Aubriet artworks

Repository

Royal Horticultural Society Lindley Library

Copyright

No known copyright restrictions

Credit Line

RHS Lindley Collections

Usage terms

Public Domain