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Commelina Tuberosa

Commelina Tuberosa

(French, born in Flanders, 1759–1840)
(active 1800–1820)
1802–1816
Medium/TechniqueStipple engraving
DimensionsSheet: 54.3 x 36 cm (21 3/8 x 14 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Stephen H. Borkowski in memory of Mrs. Paul Mellon
Accession number2016.417
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsR.J. Redouté pinx. de Gouy sculp
ProvenanceWith Shreve, Crump & Low. 2016, sold by Jeremiah's Antiques and Collectibles (Putnam, Connecticut) to Stephen Borkowski; 2016, gift of Stephen Borkowski to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 28, 2016)
Boatlily (Tradescantia Discolor)
Boatlily (Tradescantia Discolor)
Pierre- Joseph Redouté
published 1807
Pomegranate (Grenadier punica), from Redouté, "Choix des Plus Belles Fleurs...", Paris, Panckoucke, et al...1827-33
Pomegranate (Grenadier punica), from Redouté, "Choix des Plus Belles Fleurs...", Paris, Panckoucke, et al...1827-33
Pierre- Joseph Redouté
published 1827
Image Not Available for Sexe des Fleurs (Pl. 61 of Redouté, "La Botanique de Jean Jacques Rosseau", Paris, Langlois, 1805)
Sexe des Fleurs (Pl. 61 of Redouté, "La Botanique de Jean Jacques Rosseau", Paris, Langlois, 1805)
Pierre- Joseph Redouté
published 1805
Image Not Available for White Flowers with Green Leaves (Pl. 18 of Redouté, "La Botanique de Jean Jacques Rosseau", Paris, Langlois, 1805)
White Flowers with Green Leaves (Pl. 18 of Redouté, "La Botanique de Jean Jacques Rosseau", Paris, Langlois, 1805)
Pierre- Joseph Redouté
published 1805
Bengale triomphant (No. 8 from Redouté, "Choix de Soixante Roses", Paris, chez Danlos, n.d.)
Bengale triomphant (No. 8 from Redouté, "Choix de Soixante Roses", Paris, chez Danlos, n.d.)
Pierre- Joseph Redouté
Image Not Available for Rosa Indica Pumila/ Petit Rosier du Bengale (From Redouté, " Les Roses", Paris, 1871–1824)
Rosa Indica Pumila/ Petit Rosier du Bengale (From Redouté, " Les Roses", Paris, 1871–1824)
Pierre- Joseph Redouté
Image Not Available for Rosa indica Automnalis (From Redouté, " Les Roses", Paris, 1871–1824)
Rosa indica Automnalis (From Redouté, " Les Roses", Paris, 1871–1824)
Pierre- Joseph Redouté
Image Not Available for Tree and Rose Bushes ( Pl. 48 from Aimé Bonpland, "Descriptions des Plantes Rares Cultivées à Malmaison et à Navarre", Paris, 1813)
Tree and Rose Bushes ( Pl. 48 from Aimé Bonpland, "Descriptions des Plantes Rares Cultivées à Malmaison et à Navarre", Paris, 1813)
Pierre- Joseph Redouté
published 1813
Image Not Available for Gaultheria procumbens/ Gaultheria penché (Creeping or Spicy Wintergreen Checkerberry)(Pl. 35, no. 12 from Redouté, "Traité des Arbes et Arbustes"; 2nd edition of H. L. Duhamel du Monceau.., Paris, 1801–1819)
Gaultheria procumbens/ Gaultheria penché (Creeping or Spicy Wintergreen Checkerberry)(Pl. 35, no. 12 from Redouté, "Traité des Arbes et Arbustes"; 2nd edition of H. L. Duhamel du Monceau.., Paris, 1801–1819)
Pierre- Joseph Redouté
Image Not Available for Cactus peruvianus/ Cierge du Pérou (Cereus hexagonus, Cereus sirinamensis, Cereus peruvinanus) ( from P. J. Redouté [ Augustin Pyramus de Candolle], "Plantarum Historia Succulentarum", Paris, 1799)
Cactus peruvianus/ Cierge du Pérou (Cereus hexagonus, Cereus sirinamensis, Cereus peruvinanus) ( from P. J. Redouté [ Augustin Pyramus de Candolle], "Plantarum Historia Succulentarum", Paris, 1799)
Pierre- Joseph Redouté
published 1799
Image Not Available for Asphodelus Luteus/ Asphodele Juane (Asphodel; King's Spear) (Pl. 3 of Redouté, "La Botanique de Jean Jacques Rosseau", Paris, Langlois, 1805)
Asphodelus Luteus/ Asphodele Juane (Asphodel; King's Spear) (Pl. 3 of Redouté, "La Botanique de Jean Jacques Rosseau", Paris, Langlois, 1805)
Pierre- Joseph Redouté
published 1805
Image Not Available for Allium Sativum/Ail Cultivé (Garlic) (Pl. 7 of Redouté, "La Botanique de Jean Jacques Rosseau", Paris, Langlois, 1805)
Allium Sativum/Ail Cultivé (Garlic) (Pl. 7 of Redouté, "La Botanique de Jean Jacques Rosseau", Paris, Langlois, 1805)
Pierre- Joseph Redouté
published 1805