Rosa Rubrifolia

Artist Pierre-Joseph Redouté (French, 1759 - 1840)

Date1817-1824

MediumStipple engraving, hand colored, ink on paper

Dimensionssheet: 13 3/4 x 10 1/2 in. (34.9 x 26.7 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by Brent Brown

Object number2011.14.1

Collections

PRINTS AND DRAWINGS BEFORE 1850

Visual DescriptionBotanical drawing of Rosa Rubrifolia (redleaf rose), a plant with a woody, thorny stem, green leaves, and pink flowers. Detail of the seed is included near the bottom. From "Les Roses", Paris: De l'Imprimerie de Firmin Didot, 1817-1824.