Pierre-Joseph Redouté

Rosa Damacena Celsiana (Roses): Original 19th C. Hand-colored Redoute Engraving

1828

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This early 19th century hand-colored double fold-out botanical engraving is entitled "Clerodendrum Macrophyllum" (Broad-Leaved Clerodendrum), plate 2356, published in London in 1824 ...

This early 19th century hand-colored double fold-out botanical engraving is entitled "Chelone Major" (Flowering Lyons' Chelone plant), plate 1864, published in London in 1816 in Will...

This early 19th century hand-colored double fold-out botanical engraving is entitled "Sempervivum Smithii" (Hispid-Stemmed Tree Houseleek), plate 1980, published in London in 1818 in...

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Artist: James Sowerby (English, 1757-1822) Title: "Ranunculus Lingua (Greater Spearwort)" (Plate 100) Portfolio: English Botany Year: 1793 Medium: Original Hand-Colored Engraving on ...

Artist: James Sowerby (English, 1757-1822) Title: "Aquilegia Vulgaris (Common Columbine)" (Plate 297) Portfolio: English Botany Year: 1796 Medium: Original Hand-Colored Engraving on ...

Artist: James Sowerby (English, 1757-1822) Title: "Rosa Tomentosa (Harsh Downy-rose)" (Plate 990) Portfolio: English Botany Year: 1802 Medium: Original Hand-Colored Engraving on wove paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: J. Davis, Richard and Arthur Taylor, London, UK Publisher: James Sowerby, London, UK Reference: Henrey No. 1366-1368; Hunt No. 717; Nissen BBI No. 2225-2226; Pritzel No. 8789-8791; Stafleu and Cowan No. 12221 Framing: Recently framed in a gold gilded, fluted moulding with 100% cotton rag matting from Holland. All archival Framed size: 14.75" x 12" Image size: 7.13" x 4.25" Condition: In excellent condition Notes: Comes from Sowerby's monumental thirty-seven volume, bound in thirty-six, portfolio "English Botany" or "Coloured Figures of British Plants" (1790-1814), which consists of 2,592 hand-colored engravings. Rosa tomentosa, otherwise known as the harsh downy-rose, is a species of plant in the family Rosaceae. It is native to the British Isles, where it is commonest in Wales and west and south-east England. It typically flowers between June and July and can be found in hedgerows and woodland margins. Biography: James Sowerby (21 March 1757-25 October 1822) was an English naturalist, illustrator and mineralogist. Contributions to published works, such as A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland...

Artist: Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (French, 1707-1788) Title: "Picris (Sunflower); Helmintia (Bristly Oxtongue)" (Syngenesie; Polygamie, Plate 648) Portfolio: Histoire Na...

Artist: Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (French, 1707-1788) Title: "Baccharis (Baccharises); Chrysocoma (Golden Bitter Bush)" (Syngenesie; Polygamie, Plate 698) Portfolio: His...

Artist: Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (French, 1707-1788) Title: "Quivisia; Portesia" (Octandreie, Monogynie, Plate 302) Portfolio: Histoire Naturelle Year: 1749-1789 Medium: Original Hand-Colored Engraving on laid paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: Imprimerie Nationale, Paris, France Publisher: Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, Paris, France Framing: Not framed, but beautifully double matted with hand decorated archival French matting...