Redouté. Roses Maps It presents pieces in private

It presents pieces in private collections and reproduces works that were previously lost or have not been exhibited for more than 80 years

Exclusive to the Morgan Library & Museum

Morris supervised every detail of production

Ellis Island and the Bronx

is because he was a London-based government official first and a poet second

Redouté. Roses Maps It presents pieces in privateThe revered tradition of botanical illustration dates back to the Renaissance. It emerged from the desire to catalog nature in its unpredictable splendor, and the process demanded the most precise and talented of artists. With a remarkable skill that captured the most intricate subjects in nature, Pierre Joseph Redout is widely considered the best painter and engraver of botanical illustration. Working from live plants rather than from the herbarium