Hippeastrum reginae

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Hippeastrum reginae.

(Plate 9.)

Artist

Name:: Redouté, Pierre-Joseph
Dates:: 1759-1840
Country:: Belgium

Illustration

Subject:: Plants
Technique:: Metal Engraving
Engraver:: Langlois, Vincent-Marie
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: Missouri Botanical Garden, the Internet Archive
Observations:: "Tassaert direx." bottom right

Book

Title:: Les liliacées, vol. 1
Authors:: Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de; Redouté, Pierre-Joseph
Publisher:: Paris: Chez l'auteur, 1805
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Description:

Hand-colored stipple engraving showing Hippeastrum reginae, a bulbous plant in the family Amaryllidaceae. It is native to South America and produces large, showy flowers.

The caption reads in the original French: Amaryllis reginae — Amaryllis de la reine.

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{{cite web | title=Hippeastrum reginae | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/hippeastrum-reginae/ | author=Redouté, Pierre-Joseph | year=1805 | access-date=April 27, 2024 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}