Pitcairnia Latifolia Pitcairnie à large feuille. Pl. 74.
Pitcairnia Latifolia Pitcairnie à large feuille. Pl. 74. Pierre-Joseph Redouté. 21 x 14 inches.
Print extracted from folio volume. Remnant tape to corners. The print suffers from an overall light soiling and would shine if paper were cleaned. Modern mounting to mat board which is lightly damaged in corners. Good condition.
Pierre-Joseph Redouté’s Les Liliacées contained 503 plates detailing the various plant species of and related to the lily family. Produced from 1802 to 1816, the various plates drawn by Redouté a inspired by the time he spent with Empress Josephine’s extensive collection of plants in her gardens at Malmaison. The resulting folio is one of Redouté’s masterpiece works.
This print is created by stipple engraving, printed in color and finished by hand. Stippling is an etching process that employs dots instead of lines to form the image. Color is then printed directly to the copper plate for each impression.
Will ship with mat board unless requested otherwise. Shipping surcharge will be required due to size. Item #2379
Price: $90.00