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Rosa Arvensis

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

Date1817-1824

MediumStipple engraving, hand colored, ink on paper

Dimensionssheet: 14 x 10 3/8 in. (35.6 x 26.4 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by Peter DeSorcy, with additional funds provided by the David A. Cofrin Acquisition Fund

Object number2011.10

Collections

PRINTS AND DRAWINGS BEFORE 1850

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