Pierre joseph redoute biography of williams

Belgian painter and botanist (1759–1840)

Pierre-Joseph Redouté (French pronunciation:[pjɛʁʒozɛfʁədute], 10 July 1759 – 19 June 1840), was a painter and botanist from the Austrian Netherlands, known for his watercolours of roses, lilies and other flowers at the Château de Malmaison, many of which were published as large coloured stipple engravings.^[1] He was nicknamed "the Raphael of flowers" and has been called the greatest botanical illustrator of all time.^[2]

Redouté was an official court artist of Marie Antoinette, and continued painting through the French Revolution and Reign of Terror.

He survived the turbulent political upheaval to gain international recognition for his precise renderings of plants, which remain as fresh in the early 21st century as when first painted. He combined great artistic skills with a pleasing and ingratiating personality which assisted him with his influential patrons.

After Queen Marie-An