Pierre-Joseph Redouté (Belgian, 1759-1840), “Red Turk’s Cap” Lilium chalcedonicum

Pierre-Joseph Redouté (Belgian, 1759-1840)
Watercolor for plate 276: “Red Turk’s Cap” Lilium chalcedonicum
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: Southern central Europe (south and west Greece and south Albania).