FRITILLARIA MELEAGRIS. FRITILLAIRE PEINTADE. PL. 222.
Pierre-Joseph Redoute
Artist's BiographyFritillaria Meleagris. Fritillaire Peintade. Pl. 222.
Stipple engraving printed in color and finished by hand, 1802-16.
Paper size 20 7/16 x 13 1/2" (51.9 x 34.2 cm).
Good condition, save for a light stain and minor discoloration. LOCATION: New York City
Inventory Number: 88408
Price: $1,200.00 Publisher : From Redoute's "Les Liliacees" published in Paris 1802-1816. Printed in an edition of 200. Langlois sculp. The flower is also known as the "snake's head fritillary", "chess flower" and "leper lily" because it reminded people of the bells lepers were forced to carry back in the day.Includes text sheet. 18th-19th Century Subjects , Natural History - Botanicals , Redoute - Liliacees
