Pierre-Joseph Redouté (Belgian, 1759-1840), “Cardwell Lily or Christmas Lily” Pancratium amboinense

Pierre-Joseph Redouté  (Belgian, 1759-1840)
Watercolor for plate 384 (tas 383): “Cardwell Lily or Christmas Lily” Pancratium amboinense
Prepared for Les Liliacées ca. 1802-1816
Watercolor and graphite on vellum
Completed: ca. 1802-1816
Vellum size: 18 1/2 x 13 in.
Frame size: 27 x 22 in.
Signed ‘P.J. Redouté’ lower left

Country of Origin: Southeast Asia (Amboine Island of the Moluccas, Malay Peninsula, Philippines) and north Australia (northern Queensland).