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

Albuca Minor

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 Michael Cadoux, with additional funds provided by Gladys Harn Harris Art Acquisition Endowment
Object number2010.19
Collections
Visual DescriptionBotanical drawing of Albuca Minor (small albuca), a plant with a bulbous root, long green stems, and small green flowers. The bloom evolution from pod to blossom to seed is depicted mid-page. Plate 21 from volume I of "Les Liliacées".
Botanical drawing of Narcissus Bulbocodium (petticoat daffodil or hoop-petticoat daffodil) showing the plant's white bulb root, thin green leaves/stems, and elongated yellow flower. Evolution of the flower bloom is depicted near the bottom.
Narcissus Bulbocodium
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Allium Striatum
Allium Striatum
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Botanical drawing of Caryophyllata Sylvestris with green thorny stems and leaves, yellow flowers, pink bulbs, and roots showing.
Iris Tuberosa
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Ferraria Undulata
Ferraria Undulata
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Botanical drawing of Tradescantia Rosea (Callisia rosea, Piedmont Roseling), a plant with pink roots, thin green leaves, and small pink three-pointed flowers. Its evolution from bud to flower is depicted near the bottom.
Tradescantia Rosea
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Botanical drawing of Gladiolus Tristis (ever-flowering gladiolus and marsh Afrikaner), a plant with thin green stems/leaves and white flowers. Additional drawings of the flower and bulb root depicted near the bottom.
Gladiolus Tristis
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Epidendrum Bifidum
Epidendrum Bifidum
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Fritillaria Latifolia
Fritillaria Latifolia
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Botanical print of Ixia Crispa, a plant with a bulbous root, thin green stems, green crinkle leaves, and pink flowers. Detail of the flower and seeds are included near the bottom.
Ixia Crispa
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Pancratium Croceum
Pancratium Croceum
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Botanical print of Ixia Polystachia (white-and-yellow-flower cornlily), a plant with a bulbous root, thin green stem and leaves, and white flowers with red veining. The plant is cut in half to fit on the page; detail of the flower and seed are included near the bottom.
Ixia Polystachia
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Botanical 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.
Hyacinthus Amethystinus
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816

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