Redouté The Book of Flowers

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Redouté The Book of Flowers. Floral Masterpieces

The finest treasures of Pierre-Joseph Redouté

French flower painter Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759?1840) devoted himself exclusively to capturing the diversity of flowering plants in watercolor paintings which were then published as copper engravings, with careful botanical descriptions. The darling of wealthy Parisian patrons including Napoleon?s wife Josephine, he was dubbed ?the Raphael of flowers,? and is regarded to this day as a master of botanical illustration.

This elegant catalogue brings together all engravings from Redouté?s illustrations of Roses and Choix des plus belles fleurs (Selection of the Most Beautiful Flowers) and the most a