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Printmaking · Plants · Catalog HV6E63RV
Henri Joseph Redouté (French, 1766–1853) · Bessin (French) · Pierre-Joseph Redouté · 1817–24
Hailed as the "Raphael of Flowers," Henri Joseph Redouté achieved an international reputation for his botanical illustrations in watercolor, which were interpreted in the most refined techniques of stipple engraving and published in lavish portfolios. He was close friends with the empress Joséphine who, after marrying Napoléon Bonaparte in 1795, built an immense hothouse to shelter her magnificent collection of rare and exotic plants and opulent gardens at their country estat
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