Bengal Rose with White Flowers - Rosa Indica Subalba

by Pierre-Joseph Redouté

Enter into the world of purity, romantic elegance and royal refinement that belonged to 19th-century French royalty through this magnificent reproduction of Rosa Indica Subalba or 'Bengal Rose with White Flowers' by the great artist, Pierre-Joseph Redouté.

A painter who was called the "Raphael of Flowers," Pierre-Joseph Redouté was the court artist to both Marie Antoinette and Empress Josephine. This particular flower is from one of his most famous folios entitled 'Les Roses,' created between 1817 and 1824.

While there may be more dramatic and colorful flowers represented artistically, no flower can convey elegance quite like this one. From the elegant, creamy white petals of this Bengal Rose to the soft greens of the foliage to the fine pricks in the stem, the flower is reproduced to absolute perfection. Unlike other floral artists who would paint from dried herbs, Redouté painted from real life at Malmaison.