Redoute botanical print LILY OF THE VALLEY TREE Cletha Arborea, 1990 book plate

common name: Lily Of The Valley Tree

• Title:  Cletha arborea
• Artist: Pierre-Joseph Redouté
• Medium:  Print: Offset Lithograph
• Published:  1990 Dorset Press, NY
• Dimensions:  13 x 9 inches (330 x 225 mm)
• Paper:  Medium-heavy weight, semi-gloss
• Reverse:  text

Unmounted.
Suitable for framing.

Shopping for a gift? This original print would make a unique and thoughtful present for a collector of vintage botanical prints.

Age:  over 33 years old.

Era: 18-19th century botanical art.

This is an original illustration from a book printed in 1990 New York. It is not a modern copy created for resale.

About: Pierre-Joseph Redouté, (1759 – 1840), was a painter and botanist from Belgium, known for his watercolours of roses, lilies and other flowers. He was nicknamed "the Raphael of flowers" and has been called the greatest botanical illustrator of all time.

These authentic vintage prints have a wonderful nostalgic character. Perhaps you are collecting them for historical reference, educational materials, or for genealogy research - or simply to frame for display in a home, office, nursery, church, classroom, restaurant or pub. Whatever your intent might be, we hope you enjoy this little artifact from bygone days.