Magnificent Books, Manuscripts and Drawings from the Collection of Frederick 2nd Lord Hesketh

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Lot 74
  • 74

Pierre-Joseph Redouté

Estimate
20,000 - 25,000 GBP
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Description

  • Pierre-Joseph Redouté
  • Rosa noisettiana purpurea;Rosa indica pumila (flore simplici);Rosa rubiginosa nemoralis

  • All watercolour over pencil, on vellum, a) with touches of gum arabic, c) on vellum prepared white;
    b) signed in pencil, lower left: P.J. Redouté. and bears faint pencil numbering, lower right: 17;
    the mount inscribed in gold: Rosa Indica Pumila (flore simplici). and bears numbering in pencil, lower right: 153.

    a) signed in brown ink, lower left: P.J. Redouté;
    the mount inscribed in gold: Rosa Noisettiana purpurea. and bears numbering in pencil, lower right: 49

    c) signed in brown ink, lower left: P.J. Redouté., bears numbering in pencil, lower right: 76;
    the mount inscribed in gold: Rosa Rubiginosa nemoralis. and faintly numbered in pencil, lower right: 120 (?)

Literature

P.-J. Redouté and C.-A. Thory, Les Roses, Paris 1817-24:
a) vol. III, pp. 103-104, engraved by Langlois;
b) vol. II, pp. 25-26, engraved by Chapuy;
c) vol. II, pp. 23-24, engraved by Chapuy

Condition

a) Laid down on mount. Three small light brown glue (?) stains near the upper right corner. Some very slight shadowing at the margins from where the sheet has been laid down. Otherwise the sheet fresh and in good condition. b) The drawing was laid down on mount, although is almost entirely now detached. The upper right corner has torn off, with the corner still attached to the mount. The edges of the sheet are discoloured from the glue on the verso. The vellum is slightly crinkled overall. The watercolour, however, is still very strong and fresh. c) Laid down on mount. Very slight discolouration at the margins from where the sheet has been laid down. There are two thumb prints near the centre of the left margin (possibly the artist's?). Otherwise the sheet is clear and in very good condition.
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Catalogue Note

The Noisette roses are descendants of a hybrid that first occurred in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. This dark-flowered cultivar, which is thought to be extinct today, was probably bred by Louis Noisette in the Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré, Paris.

The Rosa Indica Pumila (flore simplici) is a China rose introduced to the west in circa 1800 that has since become the ancestor of thousands of miniature roses.  It's modern name, or possibly that of a close relation,is probably 'Rouletii'.

The Rosa Rubiginosa Nemoralis is a member of the eglantine or 'sweet-brier' group of wild roses, whose leaves exhale a strong scent of apples.  They are native to inland areas of southern Europe and Asia Minor.