Redouté's Roses      

Les Roses was published between 1817 and 1824 and enjoyed immediate success. The set is comprised of one-hundred sixty-nine images. Printed on a perfect off-white paper, the intensity of the inking and coloring contribute to engravings of unrivaled, breathtaking beauty.

Choix des plus belles fleurs was published in 36 parts with 144 plates between 1827 and 1833.

Born in 1759, Redouté was descended from a long line of Belgian painters. At twenty-three years old, Redouté made his way to Paris where he sketched rare plants at the Jardin du Roi. There Redouté met and studied with Linnaean botanist Charles Louis L'Héritier. Soon, he was taken under the personal tutelage of Gerard van Spaëndonck, - the Royal Professor of Painting at the Muséum - and Redouté became L'Héritier's and van Spaëndonck's star pupil.

Gerard van Spaëndonck is recognized for developing the watercolor technique that Redouté popularized. These two mentors fostered Redouté's great talent. In 1786, Redouté 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.

	"Choix des Plus Belles Fleurs 1835" Hand-colored stipple engravings Plate: 117 Centifolia Rose; pink
	"Choix des Plus Belles Fleurs 1835" Hand-colored stipple engravings Plate: 122 Hume's Blush Tea-Scented China Rose; yellow
	"Les Roses 1817-1827" Hand-colored Stipple Engravings Plate: 81 Damask Rose
	"Choix des Plus Belles Fleurs 1835" Hand-colored stipple engravings Plate: 125 Bouquet of Roses, Anemone, and Clematis
	"Choix des Plus Belles Fleurs 1835" Hand-colored stipple engravings Plate: 130 Hybrid Rose; pink
	"Les Roses 1817-1827" Hand-colored stipple engravings Plate: 3 Sulphur Rose
	"Les Roses 1817-1827" Hand-colored Stipple Engravings Plate: 71 Malmedy Rose
	"Les Roses 1817-1827" Hand-colored Stipple Engravings Plate: 36 White Rose "Great Maiden's Blush"
	"Choix des Plus Belles Fleurs 1835" Hand-colored stipple engravings Plate: 129 Chinese Garden Rose; yellow
	"Les Roses 1817-1827" Hand-colored Stipple Engravings Plate: 49 Monthly Rose
	"Les Roses 1817-1827" Hand-colored Stipple Engravings Damask rose tiled background"
	"Les Roses 1817-1827" Hand-colored Stipple Engravings Austrian Copper Rose tiled background
	"Les Roses 1817-1827" Hand-colored Stipple Engravings White D'amour Rose tiled background
	"Les Roses 1817-1827" Hand-colored Stipple Engravings Blush Gallica Rose tiled background
	"Les Roses 1817-1827" Hand-colored Stipple Engravings Semi-double Tomentose Rose tiled background

The collection contains 31 optomised border and tiled backgrounds for Emails, Web pages and desktop wallpaper. 20 left border backgrounds and 11 tiled backgrounds These graphics are unique and not available anywhere else. Some will print out really nicely as writing paper or wrapping paper too, just remember to set your printer to print 'best quality' and use good quality paper to print them. This beautiful background collection can be yours for just $12.50 delivered by Email. Zip size 2.3mb Graphics will be sent by email upon receipt of instructions from PayPal normally within 24-48 hours. Graphics are supplied for personal use only - please contact me if required for commercial or other use.

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