Pierre-Joseph Redoute

[Gladiolus Junceus]

Paris: 1802-16. Notes: Pierre-Joseph Redoute (10 July 1759 – 19 June 1840), was a painter and botanist from Belgium, known for his watercolours of roses, lilies and other flowers at the Château de Malmaison, many of which were published as large coloured stipple engravings. He was nicknamed "the Raphael of flowers" and has been called the greatest botanical illustrator of all time. Redouté was an official court artist of Marie Antoinette, and continued painting through the French Revolution and Reign of Terror. After Queen Marie-Antoinette, his patrons included both of Napoleon's wives – Empress Joséphine and Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma – as well as Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily, wife of Louis Philippe I, the last King of France., Image Size : , Platemark Size : , Paper Size : 475x345 (mm), 18.75x13.625 (Inches), Coloring: Original Hand Coloring, Medium: Stipple Engraving, Categories: Natural History Botany;. Very Good. Item #P1283

Image Size : , Platemark Size : , Paper Size : 475x345 (mm), 18.75x13.625 (Inches), Coloring: Original Hand Coloring, Medium: Lithograph, Categories: Natural History Botany;.

Price: $1,250.00