Coronilla emerus (Scorpion Senna or Pale Crown Vetch)
1800 - 1819. This print originates from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceau's "Traité des arbres et arbustes que l'on cultive en France en pleine terre" (Treatise on Trees and Shrubs Cultivated in France), specifically the expanded second edition often called the "Nouveau Duhamel.", published in Paris between 1800 - 1819. Pierre-Joseph Redoute was a Austrian Netherlands painter and botanist known for his watercolours of roses, lilies and other flowers, many published as large coloured stipple engravings. Nicknamed the "Raphael of Flowers" and has been called the greatest botanical illustrator of all time. Redouté was an official court artist of Marie Antoinette, and continued painting through the French Revolution and Reign of Terror. After Queen Marie-Antoinette, his patrons included both of Napoleon's wives – Empress Joséphine and Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma – as well as Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily, wife of Louis Philippe I, the last king of France. Coronilla emerus (Scorpion Senna or Pale Crown Vetch), now frequently classified as Hippocrepis emerus, is a hardy, deciduous, nitrogen-fixing shrub growing up to 2m high. It features yellow flowers with a red-tinged standard, blooming from spring to autumn, followed by long, slender pods, making it ideal for sunny, well-drained, and nutrient-poor soils. Native to Europe and North Africa. Slight toning of paper with a few light marks. Please review the photo for condition 475 by 310mm (18¾ by 12¼ inches). Item #32315
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