Pierre-Joseph Redouté (French, 1759-1840), Lachenalia tricolor, Lachenale tricolore
Pierre-Joseph Redouté (French, 1759-1840)
Watercolor for plate 2: “Cape Cowslip” Lanchenalia tricolor
Prepared for Les Liliacées ca. 1802-1816
Watercolor and graphite on vellum
Completed: ca. 1802-1816
Vellum size: 18 3/8 x 13 1/4 in.
Frame size: 25 x 19 1/2 in.
Signed ‘P.J. Redouté’ lower left
Country of Origin: South Africa (Western Cape from the Cape Peninsula to Citrusdal in the north). Named for the Swiss botanist Werner de Lachenal (or Werner de la Chenal; 1736-1800).
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