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Album of Drawings of Flowers

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Pierre Joseph Redouté
1759-1840

Album of Drawings of Flowers

About 7 x 5 inches (178 x 126 mm)
Watercolor over pencil on vellum.
1952.27

Gift of Mr. Junius S. Morgan and Mr. Henry S. Morgan.

Notes
This elaborate volume contains thirty drawings, all signed by Redouté. Several sheets include descriptive notes.
1 drawing removed, 1 loose.
Inscriptions/Markings
All signed; several with descriptive notes.
Associated names
Morgan, Jane Norton, 1868-1925, former owner.
Morgan, Junius Spencer, 1892-1960, former owner.
Morgan, Henry S. (Henry Sturgis), 1900-1982, former owner.
Bibliography
Adams, Frederick B., Jr. Fourth Annual Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1953, p. 67.
Pierpont Morgan Library. Review of Acquisitions, 1949-1968. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1969, p. 162.
Flowers in Books and Drawings, ca. 940-1840. New York: Pierpont Morgan Library, 1980, no. 133, pl. 24 (in color).
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department