Pierre-Joseph Redouté

French botanical painter

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Born:: July 10, 1759, Saint-Hubert, Luxembourg

Died:: June 20, 1840, Paris, France

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Pierre-Joseph Redouté (born July 10, 1759, Saint-Hubert, Luxembourg—died June 20, 1840, Paris, France) was a French botanical painter. He became a favoured artist at the court of France, patronized by kings from Louis XVI to Louis-Philippe. His delicate botanical prints were not only framed as pictures but also used for china patterns. His Les Liliacées (1802–15) contained 500 plates of lilies. However, roses became his specialty. Les Roses (1817–21) is considered his finest series, and its classic images are still widely reproduced.

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