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

Pancratium Croceum

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 Peter DeSorcy

Object number2011.9.3

Collections

PRINTS AND DRAWINGS BEFORE 1850

DescriptionBotanical drawing of Pancratium Croceum, a plant with a bulbous root, thin green stems and leaves, and drooping orange flowers. The plant is cut in half to fit on the page; details of the flower included near the bottom. Plate 187 from volume IV of "Les Liliacées".