Blue-Fringed Iris. Iris Fimbriata. Iris Japonica, Redouté print.

by Redouté, Pierre Joseph

Iris Fimbriata, lovely, delicate Fringed Iris, Redouté illustration.

Reproduction from a stipple engraving after a painting by 'the Raphael of flowers' Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840) for his Choix des plus belles fleurs et des plus beaux fruits (Redouté's Choice of the most beautiful flowers & fruit), originally published in Paris between 1827 and1830.

Redoute painted exquisite watercolours on vellum for his employer Napoleon's Empress Josephine to record the plants and flowers from around the world, that were cultivated in her lavish gardens at Malmaison outside Paris.

Size of this print is 13 x 10 inches or 33 x 25cm.