African Lily

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African Lily (Agapanthus africanus).

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Artist

Name:
Redouté, Pierre-Joseph
Dates:
1759-1840
Country:
Belgium

Illustration

Subject:
Plants
Technique:
Metal Engraving
Engraver:
Gouy, de
Format:
Portrait (taller)
Source:
Missouri Botanical Garden, the Internet Archive
Observations:
"Tassaert direx." bottom right

Book

Title:
Les liliacées, vol. 1
Authors:
Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de; Redouté, Pierre-Joseph
Publisher:
Paris: Chez l'auteur, 1805
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Description:

Stipple engraving showing an African lily (Agapanthus africanus), a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Amaryllidaceae native to South Africa. It produces blue or white flowers in spherical clusters atop tall, slender stems.

The caption reads in the original French: Agapanthus umbellatus — Agapanthe en ombelle.

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