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

Rosa Rubiginosa Triflora

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

Date1817-1824

MediumStipple engraving, hand colored, ink on paper

Dimensionssheet: 14 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. (36.8 x 27.3 cm)
plate: 13 5/8 x 10 1/8 in. (34.6 x 25.7 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by Jamie Iredale

Object number2011.12.2

Collections

PRINTS AND DRAWINGS BEFORE 1850

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