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- Born:
- July 10, 1759, Saint-Hubert, Luxembourg
- Died:
- June 20, 1840, Paris, France (aged 80)
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Redouté, Pierre-Joseph: A Flowering Cactus: Heliocereus Speciosus
A Flowering Cactus: Heliocereus Speciosus, watercolour by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, 1831; in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
French botanical painter
Pierre-Joseph Redouté (born July 10, 1759, Saint-Hubert, Luxembourg—died June 20, 1840, Paris, France) was a French botanical painter. He became a favoured artist at the court of France, patronized by kings from Louis XVI to Louis-Philippe. His delicate botanical prints were not only framed as pictures but also used for china patterns. His Les Liliacées (1802–15) contained 500 plates of lilies. However, roses became his specialty. Les Roses (1817–21) is considered his finest series, and its classic images are still widely reproduced.
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