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

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Allium Sphaerocephalon

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 number2011.9.6

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PRINTS AND DRAWINGS BEFORE 1850

DescriptionBotanical 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. Plate 391 from volume VII of "Les Liliacées".