Red Cabbage Rose - Rosa Indica Caryophyllea

by Pierre-Joseph Redouté

Get a glimpse into the glorious era of botanical art with this stunning botanical print featuring the Red Cabbage Rose (Rosa Indica Caryophyllea), illustrated in the original work by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, "the Raphael of Flowers." The plate, selected from the artist's famed work Les Roses published in the 19th century, offers a captivating portrayal of multiple specimens of pink roses with frilly blooms at different stages, along with their serrated green leaves and spiky stems.

The unique characteristic that gives Redouté’s botanical prints their fame is his mastery of stipple engraving, a highly labor-intensive process that uses thousands of small dots to achieve a realistic representation of each flower. The plate itself includes the original cursive nomenclature describing the plant below its image. This vintage style reproduction is a rare find for antique botanical art collectors and decorators interested in Enlightenment botany.