Pierre-Joseph Redouté (Belgian, 1759-1840), “Martagon Lily” Lilium martagon

Pierre-Joseph Redouté (Belgian, 1759-1840)
Watercolor for plate 146: “Martagon Lily” Lilium martagon
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: Central and south Europe (from France and Portugal in the west to the Ural in the east) and Transcaucasia in Asia.