Stipple engraving, printed in color and hand-coloredexpand_more
The Minnich Collection The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fundexpand_more P.18,249
Pierre-Joseph Redouté's phenomenal skill as a botanical illustrator was clearly equaled by his skill as a diplomat, for he enjoyed the patronage of both Marie Antoinette and Josephine Bonaparte. Many of the lilies illustrated in Les Liliacées were cultivated in Josephine's large greenhouse-heated by twelve coal-fired stoves-at her country residence Malmaison.
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