Narcissus Dubius. Narcisse Douteux. (Dubious Daffodil). Pl. 428.

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• ARTIST: Pierre-Joseph Redoute

• PUBLISHER: Published by the author ("Chez l'auteur") and printed by the renowned Imprimerie de Didot jeune in Paris between 1802 and 1816.

• MEDIUM: Stipple engraving printed in color and finished by hand,

  DATE: 1802-16.

• EDITION SIZE: Paper size 20 3/8 x 13 7/16" (51.8 x 34.1 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: This botanical plate originates from Pierre-Joseph Redoute’s masterpiece, Les Liliacees, published in Paris between 1802 and 1816. Widely considered one of the finest achievements in botanical illustration, the work features the Dubious Daffodil (Narcissus Dubius) captured with a level of realism previously unseen in botanical engravings. The brilliance of the plate lies in Redoute’s mastery of stipple engraving, a specialized technique he refined to move beyond the limitations of traditional line engraving. By utilizing thousands of tiny dots of varying sizes and densities rather than solid lines, Redoute was able to create the soft, ethereal gradients and delicate tonal shifts necessary to depict the translucent white petals and subtle textures of the flora. The technical execution of these plates involved a sophisticated process of color printing known as "a la poupee," where various inks were applied directly to a single plate using a small rag wad (a poupee). This allowed for multiple colors to be printed in a single pass, ensuring a seamless, naturalistic blend between the greens of the stem and the whites of the flower. Published in Paris 1802-1816. Printed in an edition of 200. Chapuy sculp.

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• CONDITION: Good condition.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Natural History - Botanicals , Redoute - Liliacees