Redoute. The Book of Flowers. 45th Ed.

Flower painter <strong>Pierre-Joseph Redoute</strong> (1759-1840) devoted himself exclusively to capturing the diversity of flowering plants in watercolor paintings which were then published as copper engravings, with careful botanical descriptions. The <strong>darling of wealthy Parisian patrons </strong>including <strong>Napoleon's wife Josephine</strong>, he was dubbed "<strong>the Raphael of flowers</strong>," and is regarded to this day as a <strong>master of botanical illustration</strong>.

This collection brings our best-selling XL-sized edition to a <strong>smaller, more convenient format</strong>, still gathering some of the <strong>finest color engravings from Redoute's illustrations of <em>Roses</em>, <em>Lilies</em>, and <em>Choix des plus belles fleurs et quelques branches des plus beaux fruits</em> </strong>(<em>Selection of the Most Beautiful Blooms and Branches with the Finest Fruits</em>). Offering a vibrant overview of Redoute's admixture of accuracy and beauty, it is also a privileged glimpse into the <strong>magnificent gardens and greenhouses of a bygone Paris</strong>.