A set of six botanical engravings after Pierre-Joseph Redouté, first quarter of 19th century
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November 13, 01:26 PM GMT
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6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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A set of six botanical engravings after Pierre-Joseph Redouté, first quarter of 19th century
Six stipple-engraved plates, printed in color and finished by hand, after Redouté by Langlois, de Gouy, Allais, Lemair and Lemaire, including Crinum Erubescens, Pancratrium Littorale, Pancratium Speciosum, Crinum americanum, Crinum Asiaticum, Pancratium declinatum, each bearing the artist’s name, lower left: P.J. Redouté, each plate numbered and titled, framed
43.5 by 62cm; 1ft. 5 1/8 in., 2ft. 3/8 in.
Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759-1840) was one of the the greatest botanical artists of the golden era of botanical illustration in the early 19th century. The Empress Josephine, wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, commissioned Redouté to paint an extensive series of paintings of the ornamental flowers in her lavish gardens at Malmaison. The present lot draws inspiration from Redouté's Les Liliacées, Paris, 1802-1816.