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Botanical drawing of Caryophyllata Sylvestris with green thorny stems and leaves, yellow flowers, pink bulbs, and roots showing.
Iris Tuberosa
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Iris Tuberosa

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 Paul Matteson
Object number2010.84.1
Collections
Visual DescriptionBotanical drawing of Iris Tuberosa (snake's head iris), a plant with a bulbous root, white and green stems, thin green leaves, and a deep purple flower. Details of the flower evolution are included near the bottom. Plate 48 from volume I of "Les Liliacées".
Ferraria Undulata
Ferraria Undulata
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Close-up of red poppies and purple iris flowers in a field of green grass.
Poppies and Iris
Mervin Jules
undated
Limodorum Tankerwillae
Limodorum Tankerwillae
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Pancratium Croceum
Pancratium Croceum
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Botanical print of Ixia Longiflora, a plan with a bulbous root, thin green stem and leaves, and pale yellow flowers. Details of the flowers and seeds included near the bottom.
Ixia Longiflora
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Pontederia Cordata
Pontederia Cordata
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
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
Albuca Minor
Albuca Minor
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Botanical print of Moraea Sordescens, a plant with thin green stem and leaves, bulbous root, green buds, and flowers with pink, red, and yellow petals. Additional details of the flowers buds and seeds are included at bottom right.
Moraea Sordescens
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Lachenalia Luteola
Lachenalia Luteola
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Neottia Elata
Neottia Elata
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Fritillaria Latifolia
Fritillaria Latifolia
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816

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