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REDOUTÉ Pierre-Joseph (Attributed to) Saint-Hubert,...

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REDOUTÉ Pierre-Joseph (Attributed to) Saint-Hubert, 1759- Paris, 1840 Study of lilies of the valley and leaves Graphite and watercolor on vellum (accident in the left margin; small fold). Seven numbered graphite elements in the lower part. Annotated lower left: painted by P. J. Redouté H.: 47,8 cm - W.: 34,5 cm On P. J. Redouté's practice of including small details of his plants in the lower part of his studies, one may refer to his watercolours of Pelargonium or Crassula orbicularis (Cf. Catalogue of the exhibition of the Musée de la Vie romantique, Le Pouvoir des fleurs, Pierre - Joseph Redouté, pp. 36 & 37, 60, & 65 - Paris 2017).