Pierre-Joseph Redouté (Belgian, 1759-1840), “Cultivated Banana” Musa paradisiaca

Pierre-Joseph Redouté  (Belgian, 1759-1840)
Watercolor for plate 443: “Cultivated Banana” Musa paradisiaca
Prepared for Les Liliacées ca. 1802-1816
Watercolor and graphite on vellum
Vellum size: 18 7/8 x 14 in.
Frame size: 30 x 25 1/2 in.
Signed ‘P.J. Redouté’ lower right

Country of Origin: Cultivated in all tropical parts of the world. Parent species indiginous in southeast Asia. Derived from an Arabian plant name.