Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759–1840) was forever in high demand. Official court draftsman to Queen Marie Antoinette (who purportedly summoned him at midnight to paint a cactus), and later a favorite of Joséphine Bonaparte, the artist brought flowers to the highest of places, and offset the chaotic upheaval of the French Revolution with the delicacy of perfectly drawn petals.
This reprint brings together 144 examples of Redouté’s flower, branch, and fruit drawings. Originally published between 1827 and 1833, these precise yet tender illustrations are as delightful as they are informative, recording some of the most delicate plant specimens in the world and evoking the bygone magnificence of Parisian greenhouses and gardens.
- ISBN10 3836505150
- ISBN13 9783836505154
- Publish Date 8 July 2018
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 28 January 2021
- Publish Country DE
- Imprint Taschen GmbH
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 336
- Language English