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Amaryllis lutea, c. 1800-1806, Pierre-Joseph Redouté, French, Flemish (active France), 17591840, 18 1/2 x 13 1/4 in. (46.99 x 33.66 cm)25 1/2 × 19 7/8 in. (64.77 × 50.48 cm) (mat)26 3/8 × 20 7/8 × 1 1/2 in. (66.99 × 53.02 × 3.81 cm) (outer frame), Watercolor and graphite on vellum, Belgium, 18th-19th century, Pierre-Joseph Redouté was the foremost flower painter of the golden age of botanical illustration that spanned the century from 1750 to 1850. This drawing of the hardy bulbous perennial Amaryllis lutea exemplifies his extraordinary observational and artistic skills. Stark and graceful, it shows the general characteristics of the flowers, leaves, stem, bulb, and roots of the mature plant. Also portrayed in this single image are three stages of flowering, from bud to spent bloom. Two meticulous pencil renderings of the plants reproductive system are included, one describing the anatomy of the flowers corolla and stamens, the other its single pistil.

Amaryllis lutea, c. 1800-1806, Pierre-Joseph Redouté, French, Flemish (active France), 17591840, 18 1/2 x 13 1/4 in. (46.99 x 33.66 cm)25 1/2 × 19 7/8 in. (64.77 × 50.48 cm) (mat)26 3/8 × 20 7/8 × 1 1/2 in. (66.99 × 53.02 × 3.81 cm) (outer frame), Watercolor and graphite on vellum, Belgium, 18th-19th century, Pierre-Joseph Redouté was the foremost flower painter of the golden age of botanical illustration that spanned the century from 1750 to 1850. This drawing of the hardy bulbous perennial Amaryllis lutea exemplifies his extraordinary observational and artistic skills. Stark and graceful, it shows the general characteristics of the flowers, leaves, stem, bulb, and roots of the mature plant. Also portrayed in this single image are three stages of flowering, from bud to spent bloom. Two meticulous pencil renderings of the plants reproductive system are included, one describing the anatomy of the flowers corolla and stamens, the other its single pistil.
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Amaryllis lutea, c. 1800-1806, Pierre-Joseph Redouté, French, Flemish (active France), 17591840, 18 1/2 x 13 1/4 in. (46.99 x 33.66 cm)25 1/2 × 19 7/8 in. (64.77 × 50.48 cm) (mat)26 3/8 × 20 7/8 × 1 1/2 in. (66.99 × 53.02 × 3.81 cm) (outer frame), Watercolor and graphite on vellum, Belgium, 18th-19th century, Pierre-Joseph Redouté was the foremost flower painter of the golden age of botanical illustration that spanned the century from 1750 to 1850. This drawing of the hardy bulbous perennial Amaryllis lutea exemplifies his extraordinary observational and artistic skills. Stark and graceful, it shows the general characteristics of the flowers, leaves, stem, bulb, and roots of the mature plant. Also portrayed in this single image are three stages of flowering, from bud to spent bloom. Two meticulous pencil renderings of the plants reproductive system are included, one describing the anatomy of the flowers corolla and stamens, the other its single pistil.
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4710 x 6512 px | 87.8 MB
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39.9 x 55.1 cm | 15.7 x 21.7 in (300 dpi)
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