Pierre-Joseph Redouté (Belgian, 1759-1840), “Foxtail Micranthus” Ixia plantaginea

Pierre-Joseph Redouté (Belgian, 1759-1840) Watercolor for plate 198: “Foxtail Micranthus” Ixia plantaginea Prepared for Les Liliacées ca. 1802-1816 Watercolor and graphite on vellum Completed: ca. 1802-1816 Vellum size: 18 1/4 x 13 1/2 in. Signed ‘P.J. Redouté’ lower left Country of Origin: Winter rainfall South Africa (Western Cape from the Gifberg near Vanrhynsdorp in the north to the ape Peninsula in the south and Bredasdorp in the east).