Redouté, Pierre-Joseph. "Italian Squill". Prepared for Les Liliacées, ca. 1802-1816. small_landscapes 46" x 21 1/4" sheet

46" x 21 1/4" sheet

His drawings for Levaillant’s splendid works placed him at the forefront of French ornithological artists at the beginning of the 19th century

with central turned wooden pillar and cabriole legs

He then struck out east

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Redouté, Pierre-Joseph. "Italian Squill". Prepared for Les Liliacées, ca. 1802-1816. small_landscapes 46" x 21 1/4" sheetPierre Joseph Redout Watercolor for plate 186: "Italian Squill" Scilla italica Prepared for Les Liliaces ca. 1802 1816 Watercolor and graphite on vellum Signed 'P. J. Redoute' lower left 18 5 8" x 13 5 8" vellum, 29 1 2" x 24 1 4" framed Provenance: Acquired from the artist by the Empress Josphine; Prince Eugne de Beauharnais; by descent through the Dukes of Leuchtenberg; Bibliothque Eugne de Beauharnais; Braus Riggenbach and Ulrico Hoepli sale,