Redouté Vinca or Periwinkle, Pervenche. Pretty flowers print.

by Redouté, Pierre Joseph

Periwinkle illustration. Also known as Vinca. Pervenche (French).

Reproduction printed from a hand-coloured stipple engraving by Langlois after a painting by Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759-1840) for his "Choix des plus belles fleurs et des plus beaux fruits" (Choice of the most beautiful flowers and fruit) published in Paris between 1827 and 1830.

Redoute painted exquisite watercolours on vellum for his employer Napoleon's Empress Josephine to record the plants and flowers in her extensive gardens at Malmaison.

Page size 34cm x 25cm (13 x 10 inches). We recommend ultraviolet-blocking art glass to prevent fading.