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

Asphodelus Capillaris

Artist Pierre-Joseph Redouté (French, 1759 - 1840)
Date1802-1816
MediumEngraving with original hand coloring
Dimensions14 x 21 in. (35.6 x 53.3 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Southwood and Cynthia Morcott
Object number2013.52.5
Visual DescriptionBotanical drawing of Asphodelus Capillaris, a plant with a green stem and thin yellow flowers, or a woody stem with very thin, spiny green leaves. Plate 380 from volume VII of "Les Liliacées".
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