Pierre-Joseph Redouté (Belgian, 1759-1840), “Purple Iris” Iris versicolor

Pierre-Joseph Redouté  (Belgian, 1759-1840)
Watercolor for plate 339: “Purple Iris” Iris versicolor
Prepared for Les Liliacées ca. 1802-1816
Watercolor and graphite on vellum
Completed: ca. 1802-1816
Vellum size: 18 3/8 x 13 1/4 in.
Frame size: 25 x 19 1/2 in.
Signed ‘P.J. Redouté’ lower left

Country of Origin: East North America, naturalized in Great Britain along the lake shores and river banks.