
Pierre-Joseph Redouté (Belgian, 1759-1840), “Cultivated Banana” Musa paradisiaca
Pierre-Joseph Redouté (Belgian, 1759-1840)
Watercolor for plate 443: “Cultivated Banana” Musa paradisiaca
Prepared for Les Liliacées ca. 1802-1816
Watercolor and graphite on vellum
Vellum size: 18 7/8 x 14 in.
Frame size: 30 x 25 1/2 in.
Signed ‘P.J. Redouté’ lower right
Country of Origin: Cultivated in all tropical parts of the world. Parent species indiginous in southeast Asia. Derived from an Arabian plant name.
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