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

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Rosa Semper-Virens Globosa

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

Date1817-1824

MediumStipple engraving, hand colored, ink on paper

Dimensionssheet: 13 7/8 x 10 1/4 in. (35.2 x 26 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineMuseum purchase, with funds provided by Southwood and Cynthia Morcott

Object number2010.55.3

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PRINTS AND DRAWINGS BEFORE 1850

DescriptionBotanical drawing of Rosa Semper-Virens Globosa (evergreen rose) depicting its thorny stem, green leaves, and white flowers. Its red bud is shown near the bottom right. Plate 15 from "Les Roses", Paris: De l'Imprimerie de Firmin Didot, 1817-1824.