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

Cyanella Capensis

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 Margaret and Randy Beahrs

Object number2010.21

Collections

PRINTS AND DRAWINGS BEFORE 1850

DescriptionBotanical 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. Plate 373 from volume VII of from "Les Liliacées".