Pierre-Joseph Redouté (Belgian, 1759-1840), “Ethiopian Lantern Flower“ Albuca abyssinica

Pierre-Joseph Redouté  (Belgian, 1759-1840)
Watercolor for plate 195: “Ethiopian Lantern Flower“ Albuca abyssinica
Prepared for Les Liliacées ca. 1802-1816
Watercolor and graphite on vellum
Completed: ca. 1802-1816
Vellum size: 18 1/4 x 13 5/8 in.
Signed ‘P.J. Redouté’ lower left

Country of Origin: Tropical Africa (from Ethiopia in the north to Cameroon and Tanzania in the south).