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Pierre Joseph Redouté
French, born in Flanders, 1759 – 1840
BornSaint-Hubert, Luxembourg
DiedParis, France
BiographyPierre-Joseph Redouté (1756–1840) was a Belgian painter and botanist known for his watercolors of lilies, roses, and other flowers. His nickname was “the Raphael of flowers”, and he was not only the most celebrated botanical illustrator of his day, but is considered one of the most important botanical illustrators of all time. Redouté received the patronage of Marie Antoinette, serving as Draughtsman and Painter to the Queen’s Cabinet. Despite the upheaval of the French Revolution, he continued to find patronage and produce work. In 1798 he received the patronage of Empress Josephine, eventually becoming her official artist. Under Josephine’s patronage Redouté published two lavishly-produced collections of his botanical illustrations, Les Liliacées (8 volumes, 1802–1816) and the Les Roses (3 volumes, 1817–1824). In total, he produced over 2,100 published plates depicting over 1,800 different species, many depicted for the first time.Person TypePerson
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Italian, 1696 - 1770
