Redoute Watercolor for Les Lilacees
Redoute, Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840).
Watercolor for plate 402 (tas 401): “Aloe Yucca†Yucca aloifolia (detail).
Watercolor and graphite on vellum.
Prepared for Les Liliacées ca. 1802-1816.
Completed: ca. 1802-1816.
Signed lower left: "P. J. Redoute".
Vellum size: 18 3/4" x 14 1/4".
Country of Origin: Central and southeastern North America (Mexico, West Indies, North Carolina to Louisiana). Named by Linnaeus after a plant name in Peru or in the West Indies for manihot or cassava.
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Redoute, Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840).
Watercolor for plate 402 (tas 401): “Aloe Yucca†Yucca aloifolia (detail).
Watercolor and graphite on vellum.
Prepared for Les Liliacées ca. 1802-1816.
Completed: ca. 1802-1816.
Signed lower left: "P. J. Redoute".
Vellum size: 18 3/4" x 14 1/4".
Country of Origin: Central and southeastern North America (Mexico, West Indies, North Carolina to Louisiana). Named by Linnaeus after a plant name in Peru or in the West Indies for manihot or cassava.