{"product_id":"redoute-pierre-joseph","title":"Redoute Pierre -Joseph","description":"\u003cp\u003eDate: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtist:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEngraver: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrice: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvinance:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePierre-Joseph Redoute\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePierre-Joseph Redouté (10 July 1759 – 19 June 1840), was a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Painting\"\u003epainter\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Botanist\"\u003ebotanist\u003c\/a\u003e from Belgium, known for his \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Watercolour\"\u003ewatercolours\u003c\/a\u003e of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rose\"\u003eroses\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lily\"\u003elilies\u003c\/a\u003e and other flowers at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Malmaison\"\u003eMalmaison\u003c\/a\u003e, many of which were published as large, color stipple engravings.\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pierre-Joseph_Redout%C3%A9#cite_note-:0-1\"\u003e\u003csup\u003e[1]\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e He was nicknamed \"the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Raphael\"\u003eRaphael\u003c\/a\u003e of flowers\" and has been called the greatest botanical illustrator of all time.\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pierre-Joseph_Redout%C3%A9#cite_note-ams-2\"\u003e\u003csup\u003e[2]\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRedouté was an official court artist of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marie_Antoinette\"\u003eMarie Antoinette\u003c\/a\u003e, and continued painting through the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Revolution\"\u003eFrench Revolution\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reign_of_Terror\"\u003eReign of Terror\u003c\/a\u003e. He survived the turbulent political upheaval to gain international recognition for his precise renderings of plants, which remain as fresh in the early 21st century as when first painted. He combined great artistic skills with a pleasing, ingratiating personality which assisted him with his influential patrons. After Queen Marie-Antoinette, his patrons included both of Napoleon's wives -- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Empress_Jos%C3%A9phine\"\u003eEmpress Joséphine\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marie_Louise,_Duchess_of_Parma\"\u003eMarie Louise, Duchess of Parma\u003c\/a\u003e -- as well as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maria_Amalia_of_Naples_and_Sicily\"\u003eMaria Amalia of Naples and Sicily\u003c\/a\u003e wife of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louis_Philippe_I\"\u003eLouis Philippe I\u003c\/a\u003e, the last king of France.\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pierre-Joseph_Redout%C3%A9#cite_note-:0-1\"\u003e\u003csup\u003e[1]\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRedouté collaborated with the greatest botanists of his day and participated in nearly fifty publications depicting both the familiar flowers of the French court and plants from places as distant as Japan, America, South Africa, and Australia. He worked from live plants rather than \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Herbarium\"\u003eherbarium\u003c\/a\u003e specimens, which contributed to his fresh, subtle renderings. He was painting during a period in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Botanical_illustration\"\u003ebotanical illustration\u003c\/a\u003e (1798 – 1837) that is noted for the publication of outstanding \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Folio_(printing)\"\u003efolio\u003c\/a\u003e editions with coloured \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Intaglio_(printmaking)\"\u003eplates\u003c\/a\u003e. Redouté produced over 2,100 published plates depicting over 1,800 different \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Species\"\u003especies\u003c\/a\u003e, many never rendered before. Of the French botanical illustrators employed in the French capital, Redouté is the one which remains in the public consciousness today.\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pierre-Joseph_Redout%C3%A9#cite_note-:0-1\"\u003e\u003csup\u003e[1]\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e He is seen as an important heir to the tradition of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flemish_people\"\u003eFlemish\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dutch_people\"\u003eDutch\u003c\/a\u003e flower painters \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jan_Brueghel_the_Elder\"\u003eBrueghel\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rachel_Ruysch\"\u003eRuysch\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jan_van_Huysum\"\u003evan Huysum\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jan_David_de_Heem\"\u003ede Heem\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEarly Life:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRedouté was born July 10, 1759, in \u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saint-Hubert,_Belgium\"\u003eSaint-Hubert\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, in the \u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belgium\"\u003eBelgian\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Province_of_Luxembourg\"\u003eProvince of Luxembourg\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. Both his father and grandfather were painters, and his elder brother, Antoine Ferdinand, was an interior decorator and scenery designer. He would never gain much in the way of formal education, instead leaving home at the age of 13 to earn his living as an itinerant painter, doing interior decoration, portraits and religious commissions. Eventually, in 1782, he made his way to Paris to join his brother in painting scenery for theaters\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Paris, Redouté met the botanists \u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_Louis_L%27H%C3%A9ritier_de_Brutelle\"\u003eCharles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ren%C3%A9_Desfontaines\"\u003eRené Desfontaines\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, who steered him towards botanical illustration, a rapidly growing discipline. L'Héritier became his instructor, teaching him to dissect flowers and portray their specific characteristics with precision. L'Heritier also introduced Redouté to members of the court at \u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Palace_of_Versailles\"\u003eVersailles\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, following which Marie Antoinette became his patron. Redouté eventually received the title of Draughtsman and Painter to the Queen's Cabinet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCheveau, a Parisian dealer, brought the young artist to the attention of the botanical artist \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gerard_van_Spaendonck\"\u003eGerard van Spaendonck\u003c\/a\u003e at the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jardin_du_Roi\"\u003eJardin du Roi\u003c\/a\u003e, which would become the Jardin des Plantes of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Museum_of_Natural_History\"\u003eNational Museum of Natural History\u003c\/a\u003e in 1793, after the Revolution. Van Spaendonck became another of Redouté's teachers, especially influencing his handling of watercolor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1786, Redouté began to work at the National Museum of Natural History cataloguing the collections of flora and fauna and participating in botanical expeditions. In 1787, he left France to study plants at the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Botanic_Gardens,_Kew\"\u003eRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew\u003c\/a\u003e near London, returning the following year. In 1792 he was employed by the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Academy_of_Sciences\"\u003eFrench Academy of Sciences\u003c\/a\u003e. In 1798, Empress \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jos%C3%A9phine_de_Beauharnais\"\u003eJoséphine de Beauharnais\u003c\/a\u003e, the first wife of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Napoleon_Bonaparte\"\u003eNapoleon Bonaparte\u003c\/a\u003e, became his patron and, some years later, he became her official artist. In 1809, Redouté taught painting to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Princess_Ad%C3%A9la%C3%AFde_of_Orl%C3%A9ans\"\u003ePrincess Adélaïde of Orléans\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pierre-Joseph_Redout%C3%A9#cite_note-3\"\u003e\u003csup\u003e[3]\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003efter Empress Joséphine's death (1814), Redouté had some difficult years until he was appointed a master of draughtsmanship for the National Museum of Natural History in 1822. In 1824, he gave some drawing classes at the museum. Many of his pupils were aristocrats or royalty. He became a \u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chevalier_of_the_Legion_of_Honour\"\u003eChevalier of the Legion of Honour\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e in 1825. Although particularly renowned for his botanical exploration of roses and lilies, he thereafter produced paintings purely for aesthetic value.\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pierre-Joseph_Redout%C3%A9#cite_note-FOOTNOTEcdpb-4\"\u003e\u003csup\u003e[4]\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRedoute taught and painted up to the day he died of a stroke on June 19 or 20, 1840.\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pierre-Joseph_Redout%C3%A9#cite_note-:1-5\"\u003e\u003csup\u003e[5]\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e He was survived by his wife, Marie-Marte Gobert, whom he married in 1786, and their two daughters.\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pierre-Joseph_Redout%C3%A9#cite_note-:1-5\"\u003e\u003csup\u003e[5]\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e He was interred in \u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/P%C3%A8re_Lachaise_Cemetery\"\u003ePère Lachaise Cemetery\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. A \u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brussels\"\u003eBrussels\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e school bears his name: the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Institut_Redout%C3%A9-Peiffer\"\u003eInstitut Redouté-Peiffer\u003c\/a\u003e in \u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anderlecht\"\u003eAnderlecht\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost of the \u003cem\u003eLes Liliacées\u003c\/em\u003e watercolours went from the Empress Joséphine to her son from her first marriage \u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eug%C3%A8ne_de_Beauharnais\"\u003eEugène de Beauharnais\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. Most of the watercolours of her \u003cem\u003eJardin de la Malmaison\u003c\/em\u003e (gardens of \u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Malmaison\"\u003eChâteau de Malmaison\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e) were acquired by the \u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fitzwilliam_Museum\"\u003eFitzwilliam Museum\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e in Cambridge.\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pierre-Joseph_Redout%C3%A9#cite_note-:1-5\"\u003e\u003csup\u003e[5]\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRedouté's paintings for \u003cem\u003eLes Roses\u003c\/em\u003e were bought by \u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_X_of_France\"\u003eCharles X of France\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e for his widowed daughter-in-law, \u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marie-Caroline_of_Bourbon-Two_Sicilies,_Duchess_of_Berry\"\u003eMarie-Caroline of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Berry\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. Their whereabouts are virtually untraceable: in 1948 some were sold by \u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sotheby%27s\"\u003eSotheby's\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e in London and a few were acquired by the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation; later, single sheets have appeared repeatedly in auction. \u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pierre-Joseph_Redout%C3%A9#cite_note-:1-5\"\u003e\u003csup\u003e[5]\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1985, 468 leaves were bought at a New York auction by an art dealer for approximately 5.5 million and then dispersed. \u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pierre-Joseph_Redout%C3%A9#cite_note-:1-5\"\u003e\u003csup\u003e[5]\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 20th and 21st century, numerous exhibitions in Europe, the Americas and Australia have been devoted to the work of Redouté. The \u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Biodiversity_Heritage_Library\"\u003eBiodiversity Heritage Library\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, the \u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Library_of_Congress\"\u003eLibrary of Congress\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and other libraries have made many of his works accessible online\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pierre-Joseph_Redout%C3%A9#cite_note-:1-5\"\u003e\u003csup\u003e[5]\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and reproductions of his prints are available from virtually all print and poster shops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquarian Print Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31934336401494,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/antiquarianprintshop.com\/products\/redoute-pierre-joseph","provider":"Antiquarian Print Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}