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Gloriosa Superba (Climbing Lily)

ca. 1660
Not on view
Redouté, a favorite of Empress Josephine, was the most famous botanical illustrator of the late 18th and early 19th century in France. His drawings of plants and flowers were well known through prints in luxury publications of the time.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Gloriosa Superba (Climbing Lily)
  • Artist: Nicolas Robert (French, Langres 1614–1685 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1660
  • Medium: Watercolor and gilt on vellum
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 15 1/4 × 11 1/2 in. (38.7 × 29.2 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Anne H. Bass, 2015
  • Object Number: 2015.604.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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