Pierre-Joseph Redouté (Belgian, 1759-1840), “Pale Garlic” Allium palens

Pierre-Joseph Redouté  (Belgian, 1759-1840)
Watercolor for plate 272: “Pale Garlic” Allium palens
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.

Country of Origin: Southwest Europe (Pyrenees and Cordillera Cantabrica = southwest France and northeast Spain).