Upright Trillium

By Pierre-Joseph Redouté

Recreate the elegant beauty of 19th-century botanic artistry through this beautiful reproduction of one of Pierre-Joseph Redouté’s illustrations of Trillium Rhomboideum. This piece originally appeared in his legendary series Les Liliacées (1802-1815), showcasing the dark crimson color of the Upright Trillium, which is better known today as the Red Trillium or Wake-Robin.

Renowned for being called the "Raphael of Flowers," Redouté was responsible for creating the technique of stipple engraving, which uses tiny dots as opposed to lines to create shading and texture in order to depict light and dewdrops. This print shows three dark-green leaves holding a sharply outlined flower, comprised of three petals, symbolizing the trinity of this flower.