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
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".
