Redouté - Redoutes Fabulous Flowers

REDOUTS FABULOUS FLOWERS REDOUTS FABULOUS FLOWERS PIERRE-JOSEPH REDOUT DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC. MINEOLA, NEW YORK Copyright Copyright 2019 by Dover Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Bibliographical NoteRedouts Fabulous Flowers is a new work, first published by Dover Publications, Inc., in 2019. The plates are reproduced from standard editions of Redouts collections. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Redout, Pierre Joseph, 17591840, artist.

Title: Redouts fabulous flowers / Pierre-Joseph Redout. Description: Mineola, New York : Dover Publications, Inc., 2019. | Redouts Fabulous Flowers is a new work, first published by Dover Publications, Inc., in 2019. The plates are from standard editions of Redouts collections. Identifiers: LCCN 2018039869 | ISBN 9780486827780 (paperback) | ISBN 048682778X (paperback) Subjects: LCSH: Redout, Pierre Joseph, 17591840 Themes, motives. | BISAC: ART / European. | NATURE / Plants / Flowers. | NATURE / Plants / Flowers.

Classification: LCC QK98.183.R43 A2 2019 | DDC 581.7dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018039869 Manufactured in the United States by LSC Communications 82778X01 2019 www.doverpublications.com NOTE Pierre-Joseph Redout (17591840) is one of the most accomplished botanical painters, known especially for his depictions of roses and lilies. In his lifetime, he was called the Raphael of Flowers. He is to flower paintings what John James Audubon is to bird paintings. Redout created more than 2,100 paintings featuring more than 1,800 species. Redout was born in the Netherlands (in present-day Belgium) and lived most of his life in France. He tutored Marie Antoinette, the last Queen of France, and was named Draughtsman and Painter to the Queens Cabinet.

Empress Josephine, the first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, was his patron and had him paint flowers in the garden at their estate. Louise of Orlans, the Queen of Belgium, was also his pupil. Redout received the Legion of Honor medal in France and was knighted in Belgium. He found favor with powerful admirers, across borders and despite political upheaval. His meticulously accurate watercolors impressed botanists as well as fine art aficionados. Today his botanical prints are beloved in framed pictures, books, and china patterns.

Flowers are the epitome of natural beauty. Redout captured, celebrated, and championed their beauty, drawing attention to many varieties of flowers that would otherwise go unappreciated. Captions include the English common name and the Latin species name for eighty different types of flowers. LIST OF PLATES REDOUTS FABULOUS FLOWERS PLATE 1 ALPINE ROSE WITH GLOBOSE RECEPTACLE AND GLABROUS PEDICEL (Rosa alpina laevis) PLATE 2 AMARYLLIS (Amaryllis regnae) PLATE 3 ANEMONE (Anemone coronaria) PLATE 4 ANJOU ROSE (Rosa andegavensis) PLATE 5 AUSTRIAN COPPER (CORN POPPY ROSE) (Rosa eglanteria punicea) PLATE 6 BARBADOS LILY (Amaryllis equestris) PLATE 7 BISHOP ROSE (Rosa gallica purpurea-violacea magna) PLATE 8 BLUE PLANTAIN LILY (Hemerocallis coerulea) PLATE 9 BLUISH-LEAVED PROVINS ROSE (Rosa gallica caerulea) PLATE 10 BURNET ROSE (Rosa pimpinelli marioeburgensis) PLATE 11 CABBAGE ROSE (Rosa centifolia) PLATE 12 CANADIAN LILY (Lilium penduliflorum) PLATE 13 CANARY ISLANDS HIBISCUS (Lavatera phoenicea) PLATE 14 CANARY YELLOW ROSE (Rosa eglanteria luteola) PLATE 15 CARNATION ROSE (Rosa centifolia caryophyllea) PLATE 16 CELS ROSE (Rosa damascena celsiana) PLATE 17 CHILD OF FRANCE (Rosa gallica agatha delphiniana) PLATE 18 CHINA ROSE (Rosa indica) PLATE 19 COMMON HYACINTH (Hyacinthus orientalis linnaeus)