Pierre-Joseph Redoute Red Tulip Botanical Print

Pierre-Joseph Redoute (Beligan, 1759-1840). Botanical lithograph depicting a red tulip or “Tulipa Oculus-Solis/Tulipe oeil de Soleil” flower. Signed in plate along the lower left; titled in plate along the lower center; “de Gouy sculp.” along the lower right. This flower is also called a Tulipa agenensis or a sun’s eye tulip. With a large sheet of text in a sleeve affixed to the verso. Sight; height: 20 in x width: 13 1/4 in. Framed; height: 29 in x width: 22 in.

$800