The Roses: China or Bengal Rose
1820
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
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Henry Joseph Redouté
Henry Joseph Redouté (1766–1852) was a French artist, born in Saint-Hubert.
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From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The Roses: China or Bengal Rose is a 1820 by Henry Joseph Redouté, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows a single pink rose with sharp thorns. The petals curl slightly at the edges. A water droplet glistens on one petal. Redouté grew up near flowers in Belgium. He moved to Paris and worked for queens and emperors. His roses look ready to snap off the page. Check out more of his work at The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Hailed as the "Raphael of Flowers," Redouté achieved an international reputation for his botanical illustrations in watercolor, which were interpreted in the most refined techniques of stipple engraving and published in lavish portfolios. He was close friends with the empress Joséphine who, after marrying Napoléon Bonaparte in 1795, built an immense hothouse to shelter her magnificent collection of rare and exotic plants and opulent gardens at their country estate, Malmaison. Joséphine also spent vast sums to catalogue her floral collections and so commissioned Redouté to record her 250…
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Henry Joseph Redouté (1766–1852) was a French artist, born in Saint-Hubert.
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