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Botanical drawing of Allium Obtusiflorum, a plant with a bulbous white root, green stem and thin green leaves, and a cluster of small white flowers. Additional drawings of the flowers are depicted near the bottom.
Allium Obtusiflorum
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Allium Obtusiflorum

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 number2010.57.5
Collections
Visual DescriptionBotanical drawing of Allium Obtusiflorum, a plant with a bulbous white root, green stem and thin green leaves, and a cluster of small white flowers. Additional drawings of the flowers are depicted near the bottom. Plate 118 from volume II of "Les Liliacées".
Allium Lataricum
Allium Lataricum
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Allium Longispathum
Allium Longispathum
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Botanical print of Allium Carolinianum, a plant with thin green stem and leaves, bulbous root, green buds, and clusters of tiny white flowers.
Allium Carolinianum
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Allium Fragrans
Allium Fragrans
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Allium Striatum
Allium Striatum
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
a flowering plant with a purple flower
Allium Ampeloprasum
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Botanical drawing of Crocus Minimus ("Spring Beauty"), a plant with a bulbous brown root, white stem, thin green leaves, and a light purple flower. The plant is depicted twice, along with additional drawing of the flower near the bottom.
Crocus Minimus
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
Botanical print of Cyanella Capensis, a plant with thin green stem and leaves, and light purple flowers. Additional drawings of the flower, bulbous root, and buds are included near the bottom.
Cyanella Capensis
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Botanical print of Allium Sulcatum (white garlic, flowering onion), a plant with a bulbous root, green stem and leaves, and small white flowers. The full plant is shown, as well as a close-up of the stem and flowers; detail of the root, flower, seed, and stem are included also.
Allium Sulcatum
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Botanical print of Allium Sphaerocephalon (Drumstick Allium, round-headed leek, round-headed garlic, ball-head onion), a plant with a thin green stem and leaves, and a round cluster of tiny purple flowers. Detail of the stem included near the bottom.
Allium Sphaerocephalon
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816

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