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

Gladiolus Cuspidatus

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 Kirk Henckels
Object number2010.59.1
Visual DescriptionBotanical drawing of Gladiolus Cuspidatus, a plant with thin green stem and leaves, and white flowers. Detail of the bulbous root, seed, and leaves are included near the bottom. Plate 136 from volume III of "Les Liliacées".
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.
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.
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Botanical print of Scilla Umbellata (spring squill), a plant with a bulbous root, thin green stem and leaves, and a cluster of small light blue flowers.  Detail of the seeds included near the bottom.
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.
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Botanical print of Ixia Cepacea, a plant with a bulbous root, thin green stem and leaves, and a cluster of small purple-blue flowers.  Detail of the seeds and flowers are included near the bottom.
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Botanical print of Ornithogalum Spathaceum, a plant with a bulbous root, thin green stem and leaves, and yellow flowers.  Detail of the flower and seed are included near the bottom.  P
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Allium Longispathum
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Botanical print of Ixia Candida, a plant with a bulbous root, thin green stem, green leaves, and white flowers.  Detail of the flower and seed are included near the bottom.
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.
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Neottia Elata
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.
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Fritillaria Latifolia
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
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