Tulipa gesneriana var. dracontia (Parrot Tulip), 1816, After Pierre-Joseph Redouté, French, Flemish (active France), 1759–1840, 19 1/2 x 12 7/8 in. ( x cm) (plate), Stipple engraving, printed in color and hand-colored, France, 19th century, Pierre-Joseph Redouté's phenomenal skill as a botanical illustrator was clearly equaled by his skill as a diplomat, for he enjoyed the patronage of both Marie Antoinette and Josephine Bonaparte. Many of the lilies illustrated in Les Liliacées were cultivated in Josephine's large greenhouse-heated by twelve coal-fired stoves

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