The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 19, 2024

The Roses: Rosa Gallica Purpurea Velutina Parva

The Roses: Rosa Gallica Purpurea Velutina Parva

1817–24
(French)
(French, 1759–1840)
(French, 1766–1853)
France, 19th century
color stipple engraving with watercolor added by hand
Sheet: 53.5 x 33.8 cm (21 1/16 x 13 5/16 in.); Platemark: 34.9 x 25.9 cm (13 3/4 x 10 3/16 in.)
Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection 1965.293
Catalogue raisonné: Beraldi Vol. XI. 178 ; Dunthorne 229.232
Location: not on view

Description

The subtle tones in Redouté’s paintings nearby were faithfully captured by engravers, but the prints do not imitate the spontaneity and deftness of the master’s brushwork, which carefully described every detail. The drawings were interpreted using the most skillful and refined stipple engraving but relied on a combination of printed and hand coloring. A thin wash of watercolor that closely matches the printing ink was meticulously applied over every part of the image, with an occasional use of contrasting tints for the highlights.
  • The Flowering of the Botanical Print. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 26-July 3, 2016).
    Inventive Impressions: 18th- and 19-Century French Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 26-October 28, 2001).
    Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 11-October 21, 1968).
  • {{cite web|title=The Roses: Rosa Gallica Purpurea Velutina Parva|url=false|author=Langlois, Pierre-Joseph Redouté, Henry Joseph Redouté|year=1817–24|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1965.293