Pierre-Joseph Redouté (Belgian, 1759-1840), “Botany-Bay Lily” Crinum taitense

Pierre-Joseph Redouté  (Belgian, 1759-1840)
Watercolor for plate 408 (tas 407): “Botany-Bay Lily” Crinum taitense
Prepared for Les Liliacées ca. 1802-1816
Watercolor and graphite on vellum
Completed: ca. 1802-1816
Vellum size: 18 1/2 x 13 5/8 in.
Framed size: 29 1/2 x 24 1/8 in.
Signed ‘P.J. Redouté’ lower right

Country of Origin: Eastern Australia and adjacent Pacific Islands.