Pierre Joseph
Redouté (1759-1840)
“Wallflower”
(aka “Cheiranthus Cheiri / Géroflee Violier” [as
titled in the plate])—a plant that I understand is often found growing in
cracks in stone walls, 1805, engraving in colour (described in the title page
as “IMPRIMÉES EN COULEURS” [printed in colour] see https://archive.org/details/mobot31753000809605/mode/1up), published in 1805 in Paris by Delachaussée
as plate 8 to “La botanique de J.J. Rousseau: ornée de soixante-cinq planches,
imprimées en couleurs d'après les peintures de P.J. Redouté” (The Botany of
J.J. Rousseau: decorated with sixty-five plates, printed in colour after the
paintings of P.J. Redouté), printed by Vincent Marie Langlois (aka Langlois
frères; Langlois Jeune) (1756–still active c.1805). Archive.org offers and
online view of this publication: https://archive.org/details/mobot31753000809605/page/7/mode/2up.
Stipple engraving
printed in colour (or more likely hand-coloured, based on close examination of
the print, despite the description as “printed in colour” on the title sheet) on
cream wove paper.
Size: (sheet)
34.7 x 25.5cm.
Lettered in
plate: (next to the relevant details of the flower) “a” ([faint] petal); “b” (flower
stripped of its petals); “c” (flower stripped of the calyx and corolla); “d”
(stamen); “e” (pistil); “f” (silique); (left) “CHEIRANTHUS CHEIRI./ par P. J.
Redoute,”; (centre) “de L’Imprimerie de Langlois.”; (right) “Géroflee Violier.”
Condition: a
strong and well-printed impression. Beyond small tears in the edges, the sheet
is in a very good condition for its age with no significant stains.
I am selling
this rare colour engraving, arguably, by the “greatest botanical illustrator of
all time” who even earned the nickname, ”the Raphael of flowers“ (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre-Joseph_Redout%C3%A9),
for AU$267 (currently US$174.13/ EUR164.62/ GBP136.94 at the time of posting
this listing) including Express Mail (EMS) postage and handling to anywhere in
the world, but not (of course) any import duties/taxes imposed by some
countries. Note that payment is in Australian dollars (AU$267) as this is my
currency.
If you are interested in purchasing this technically demanding and impressive colour engraving of great beauty, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.
