Pierre-Joseph Redouté (Belgian, 1759-1840), “Bracteose Pitcairnea” Piticarnia latiforlia (detail)

Pierre-Joseph Redouté (Belgian, 1759-1840)
Watercolor for plate 74: “Bracteose Pitcairnea” Piticarnia latiforlia (detail)
Prepared for Les Liliacées ca. 1802-1816
Watercolor and graphite on vellum
Completed: ca. 1802-1816
Vellum size: 14 1/4 x 18 3/4 in.
Signed lower left: P. J. Redoute

Country of Origin: Central and South America. Named for the English physician  William Pitcairn (1688-1757).