Iris susiana (Redouté)

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Iris susiana.

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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 Iris susiana, also known as the Chalcedonian iris or mourning iris, a flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is native to the Middle East and produces large, deep purple flowers with large "falls."

The caption reads in the original French: Iris Suziana — Iris de Suze.

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