Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Hyacinthus Amethystinus

Artist Pierre-Joseph Redouté (French, 1759 - 1840)

Date1802-1816

MediumStipple engraving, hand colored

Dimensions20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by Muriel and Jeremy Josse

Object number2010.23.1

Collections

PRINTS AND DRAWINGS BEFORE 1850

DescriptionBotanical print of Hyacinthus Amethystinus (amethyst hyacinth), a plant with a thin green stem and leaves, bulbous root, and drooping blue flowers. Additional drawings of the seeds and flowers are near the bottom. Plate 14 from volume I of "Les Liliacées".