Pierre-Joseph Redouté (Belgian, 1759-1840), “Mountain Garlic” Allium lusitanicum

Pierre-Joseph Redouté  (Belgian, 1759-1840)
Watercolor for plate 271: “Mountain Garlic” Allium lusitanicum
Prepared for Les Liliacées ca. 1802-1816
Watercolor and graphite on vellum
Completed: ca. 1802-1816
Unframed. Vellum size: 18 3/8 x 13 5/8 in.
Signed ‘P.J. Redouté’ lower left

Country of Origin: Much of Europe and southern Siberia, Mongolia.