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

Limodorum Tankerwillae

Artist Pierre-Joseph Redouté (French, 1759 - 1840)
Date1802-1816
MediumStipple engraving, hand colored
Dimensionssheet: 13 7/8 x 10 1/4 in. (35.2 x 26 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by John and Wendy Duryea
Object number2010.86.2
Visual DescriptionBotanical drawing of Limodorum Tankerwillae (swamp lily or swamp orchid), a plant with wide green leaves, and flowers with petals that are red-purple on top and white on the underside. Detail of the flower evolution included near the bottom. Plate 43 from volume I of "Les Liliacées".
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