Pen and ink drawing on paper of Fouger fermelle (identified as cf Pteridium aquilinum) Claude Aubriet c.1700. Recto: LR: Handwritten in ink: 'aubriet fecit'; Handwritten in graphite pencil: TL: 'naturelle' '[...] grosie', LL: 'Fougere femelle'. Identified as cf Pteridium aquilinum. 'Fougere femelle' is French for Athyrium filix-femina but the drawing is not detailed enough to provide a specific identification. English vernacular name: bracken, fern
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Pen and ink on paper with grey wash. 22.4 cm x 16.5 cm. pen and ink. paper. grey wash