Gloriosa Superba (Climbing Lily)
Nicolas Robert
ca. 1660 · Watercolor and gilt on vellum · Drawings and Prints
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.
- Artist
- Nicolas Robert
- Date
- ca. 1660
- Medium
- Watercolor and gilt on vellum
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- Gift of Anne H. Bass, 2015