 Redoute's Roses 
Roses through the eyes of Pierre Joseph Redoute
Choix des plus belles fleurs was published in 36 parts with 144
plates between 1827 and 1833.
Born in 1759, Redoute was descended from a long line of Belgian
painters. At twenty-three years old, Redoute made his way to Paris where
he sketched rare plants at the Jardin du Roi. There Redoute met and
studied with Linnaean botanist Charles Louis L'Heritier. Soon,
he was taken under the personal tutelage of Gerard van Spaendonck,
- the Royal Professor of Painting at the Museum - and Redoute became L'Heritier's
and van Spaendonck's star pupil.
Gerard van Spaendonck is recognized for developing the watercolor
technique that Redoute popularized. These two mentors fostered
Redoute's great talent.
In 1786, Redoute spent a short period in England where he was
introduced to the stipple engraving technique, used primarily
for portraiture at that time. Stipple engraving is a process of etching
with dots rather than lines. This technique is sublimely suited to convey the
subtle tonal gradations of watercolors.
bio is continued on page 2 of this collection.
The above samples are smaller than the actual sizes of the backgrounds
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