Les Liliacées: Ornithogalum longibracteatum

Pierre-Joseph Redouté (French, 1759–1840)

Curatorial Overview

“Although best known for <em>Les Roses</em>, perhaps Redouté’s most beautiful work is <em>Les Liliacées</em>, which is devoted to the lily family—plants that grow from bulbs, corms, or tubers.”

Mediumstipple and line engraving, with hand coloring

DimensionsRecorded in archive

OriginFrance, 19th century

InstitutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art

Accession No.1955.327

Credit LineGift of The Print Club of Cleveland in honor of Arnold M. Davis

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