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Original antique prints, books, maps and atlases

Name Of Print	Alstraemeria Ligtu. (the plate # has been trimmed off).
Author/Artist	Pierre Joseph Redoute.
Date of Publication	Published Paris between 1802-16.
Type of Print	Original stipple engraved print with hand finishing.
Size of Image	Folio: ~20 1/2" X 13 1/2.
Condition	In overall very good to excellent condition.
Description	We are proud to be able to offer a fine botanical print from Les Liliacées, one of Redouté’s major works. Although Les Liliacées translates as The Lilies, the work includes other plants such as the banana and the pineapple. Each is titled in Latin lower left and in French lower right. Pierre-Joseph Redouté is the greatest botanical artist of the golden era of French botanical illustration — the first four decades of the 19th century. His artistic career lasted an astonishing 67 years. According to botanical scholar Wilfred Blunt, “[r]oyal patronage, tireless energy, and the assistance of a brilliant team of stipple engravers and printers, made it possible for him to produce illustrated books which have few rivals in the whole history of botanical art.” Born in Belgium to a family of artists, Redouté left home at age 13, traveling, studying art, and making a living as an itinerant painter for the next 10 years, when he arrived in Paris to join his older brother, a theatrical scene painter. Following his interest in flower painting, he began to frequent the Jardin du Roi (King’s Garden). There he met his first major patron, the wealthy botanist Charles Louis L’Héritier de Brutelle, for whom he illustrated two botanical studies. He also became a protégé of the Dutch artist Gerard van Spaendonck (1746-1882), professor of flower painting at the museum at the Jardin, whose watercolor technique profoundly influenced Redouté’s style. In 1793, Redouté and his younger brother joined the museum staff; after van Spaendonck’s death in 1822, Redouté succeeded him as a “master of drawing.” Research credits courtesy of George Glazer Gallery NYC. We are delighted to be able to offer a smattering of these fine prints in excellent condition at most competitive pricing. Thank you for looking and please be sure and look at our other auctions for other fine works by Audubon from the first as well as the 1860 editions of the *Birds Of America*. We also have other architectural, natural history plates as well as original maps, all guaranteed original.

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Please note that we now have (finally, mercifully) a legitimate "about me" section where you can find more information about who we are and what we do as well as more tips on collecting prints and the various types of printing techniques that have been used over the years. In addition, we have hundreds of rare prints and colorplate books, maps and atlases at set prices. We have recently been fortunate enough to acquire, for example, the original watercolors from Lewin's "Birds of Great Britain". We also have listed several prints from Shaw and Nodder's "The Naturalist's Miscellany", flower prints from Curtis' "Flora Londinensis", P.J. Redoute's "Les Liliacees". Please also check out our ebay listings for some phenomenal Abbeville edition elephant folio restrikes of Audubon's "Birds Of America" which are what many refer to as the preeminent 20th century facsimile edition of this important work. We will be updating this frequently. We are committed to offering the very best antique prints available with over the top superior service.

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