Claude Aubriet

Claude Aubriet (c. 1665 or 1651[1] – 3 December 1742) was a French illustrator and botanical artist.

From 1700 to 1702 he accompanied Tournefort and Andreas von Gundelsheimer on an expedition to the Middle East.

In 1707 Aubriet succeeded Jean Joubert (1643–1707) as the royal botanical painter.

Botanist Michel Adanson named the genus Aubrieta in his honour.

Aubriet illustrated two books which were landmarks in the history of botany : We also have a number of collections of his drawings:

A Malva , illustrations for Tournefort's Institutiones
Two butterflies, by Claude Aubriet