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

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Narcissus Bulbocodium

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 Terry White

Object number2010.57.1

Collections

PRINTS AND DRAWINGS BEFORE 1850

DescriptionBotanical 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. Plate 24 from volume I of "Les Liliacées".