Beautiful Redouté pale-blue Flag Iris Pallida reproduction print
$30.00
Iris Pallida, beautiful pale blue Flag Iris illustration.
Reproduction from a stipple engraving after a ainting by 'the Raphael of flowers' Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840) for his Choix des plus belles fleurs et des plus beaux fruits (Choice of the most beautiful flowers & fruit) – originally published in Paris between 1827 and 1930.
Redoute painted exquisite watercolours on vellum for his employer Napoleon's Empress Josephine to record the plants and flowers in her extensive gardens at Malmaison outside Paris.
Page size 33 x 25cm (13 x 10 inches). We recommend the use of ultra-violet-blocking art glass for all picture framing to prevent fading.
