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Gloriosa Superba (Climbing Lily)

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Date

c.1660

Artist

Nicolas Robert (1614-1685)

Collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Image Link

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/697703

Description

Redouté, a favorite of Empress Josephine, was the most famous botanical illustrator of the late 18th and early 19th century in France. His drawings of plants and flowers were well known through prints in luxury publications of the time. Medium: watercolor and gilt on vellum.

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CC0 1.0

Image Credit

Image courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Arts

Location

Paris, France

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Flora
Flowers
Fruits
Plants

Category

Glossary
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