Used, good condition, hard cover with dust jacket. 162 full colour facsimile plates, including a selection of Lilies and a never-before-published suite of bouquets, suitable for removal and framing. Often called the "Raphael of Flowers", Pierre Joseph Redoute was court painter and teacher to five regimes of French royalty, producing his most exquisite work from plants in Empress Josephine's magnificent gardens at Malmaison. His watercolours and engravings ave been collected, exhibited and reproduced all over the world, and the originals are rare and coveted collector's items. This exquisite collection of plates represents Redoute's genius at its very height. Combining his talent and skill as an artist with an engraving technique that has never been surpassed, The Redoute Album is without a doubt one of the most magnificent collections of floral prints ever published. Please note that, due to the weight of the book, it will need to be delivered by courier, incurring higher postage costs