Austrian Briars & China Roses

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Stipple engraving showing a bunch of yellow Austrian briars and pink China roses

Austrian briars & China roses.

(Plate 141.)

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 Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Choix des plus belles fleurs et des plus beaux fruits
Author:: Guillemin, Jean Baptiste Antoine
Publisher:: Paris: Ernest Panckoucke, n.d. [1827-1833]
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Description:

Stipple engraving showing a bunch of flowers composed of yellow Austrian briars and pink China roses (Rosa chinensis), with two butterflies fluttering about. The author suggests that Redouté confused Rosa chinensis with Rosa indica.

The caption reads in the original French: Variétés de Rose Jaune et de Rose du Bengale — Rosa lutea & Rosa indica (var.).

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{{cite web | title=Austrian Briars & China Roses | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/rosa-foetida-indica/ | author=Redouté, Pierre-Joseph | year=n.d. [1827-1833] | access-date=April 29, 2026 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}