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Pierre-Joseph Redouté’s Les Roses contains 169 plates depicting numerous varieties of roses from the gardens of Empress Josephine Bonaparte and other significant cultivators of the time. Published between 1817 and 1824, the folio was greeted with immediate success and earned Redouté the moniker “Rembrandt of Roses.” In each plate, he masterfully employed stipple engraving to depict the translucency of the flower petals and portrait-like individuality of each rose varietal. The intensity of inking and subtlety of coloring all contribute to the creation of engravings of unrivaled beauty.
Les Roses - Antique Originals
Original stipple engraving | circa 1817 – 1824 | 14 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches
Les Roses - Antique Originals
Original stipple engraving | circa 1817 – 1824 | 14 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches
Les Roses - Antique Originals
Original stipple engraving | circa 1817 – 1824 | 14 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches
Les Roses - Antique Originals
Original stipple engraving | circa 1817 – 1824 | 14 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches
Les Roses - Antique Originals
Original stipple engraving | circa 1817 – 1824 | 14 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches
Les Roses - Antique Originals
Original stipple engraving | circa 1817 – 1824 | 14 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches
Les Roses - Antique Originals
Original stipple engraving | circa 1817 – 1824 | 14 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches
Les Roses - Antique Originals
Original stipple engraving | circa 1817 – 1824 | 14 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches
Les Roses - Antique Originals
Original stipple engraving | circa 1817 – 1824 | 14 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches
Les Roses - Antique Originals
Original stipple engraving | circa 1817 – 1824 | 14 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches
Les Roses - Antique Originals
Original stipple engraving | circa 1817 – 1824 | 14 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches
Les Roses - Antique Originals
Original stipple engraving | circa 1817 – 1824 | 14 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches
Les Roses - Antique Originals
Original stipple engraving | circa 1817 – 1824 | 14 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches
Les Roses - Antique Originals
Original stipple engraving | circa 1817 – 1824 | 14 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches
Les Roses - Antique Originals
Original stipple engraving | circa 1817 – 1824 | 14 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches
Les Roses - Antique Originals
Original stipple engraving | circa 1817 – 1824 | 14 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches