Pierre-Joseph Redouté painted roses for Empress Joséphine’s garden at Malmaison and published Les Roses from 1817. Stipple engraving let him print colour that holds the gradient of a petal, which is why these plates have never been bettered.
Pierre-Joseph Redouté painted roses for Empress Joséphine’s garden at Malmaison and published Les Roses from 1817. Stipple engraving let him print colour that holds the gradient of a petal, which is why these plates have never been bettered.