Iris susiana (Redouté)

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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
Open Library:: View record

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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{{cite web | title=Iris susiana (Redouté) | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/iris-susiana-redoute/ | author=Redouté, Pierre-Joseph | year=1805 | access-date=April 18, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}