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A sprig of green spiny leaves with small pink and yellow buds
Moorish Witsenia
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Moorish Witsenia

Artist Pierre-Joseph Redouté (French, 1759 - 1840)
Date1817-1824
MediumEngraving with original hand coloring
Dimensions14 x 21 in. (35.6 x 53.3 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Steven Berzin
Object number2012.58.4
Collections
Visual DescriptionBotanical drawing of Witsenia Maura, a plant with woody stem, spiny green leaves, and pink and yellow flower buds. Plate 245 from volume V of "Les Liliacées".
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