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

Allium Longispathum

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 number2011.9.5
Collections
Visual DescriptionBotanical drawing of Allium Longispathum (Mediterranean onion), a plant with a bulbous root, thin green stem and leaves, and a cluster of tiny white flowers with pink buds. Details of the seed and flowers included near the bottom. Plate 316 from volume VI of "Les Liliacées".
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
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 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
Lachenalia Luteola
Lachenalia Luteola
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
Hypoxis Erecta
Hypoxis Erecta
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Allium Lataricum
Allium Lataricum
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Neottia Elata
Neottia Elata
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
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
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Allium Striatum
Allium Striatum
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
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.
Ixia Cepacea
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816

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