Tulipa gesneriana var. dracontia (Parrot Tulip)
- Medium
- Stipple engraving, printed in color and hand-colored
- Dimensions
- 19 1/2 x 12 7/8 in. (49.53 x 32.7 cm) (plate)
- Genre
Tags
france
About
Pierre-Joseph Redouté's phenomenal skill as a botanical illustrator was clearly equaled by his skill as a diplomat, for he enjoyed the patronage of both Marie Antoinette and Josephine Bonaparte. Many of the lilies illustrated in Les Liliacées were cultivated in Josephine's large greenhouse-heated by twelve coal-fired stoves-at her country residence Malmaison.
