Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759 –1840) Belgian born French Watercolorist and botanist. Illustrator of approximately 50 botanical books. An official court artist to Queen Marie Antoinette, patronized by Empress Joséphine and by later French Royalty. Pierre-Joseph Redouté "Les Roses" (1817-1824) 3 volume set. Published in 30 instalments over seven years. Library of Congress, Washington D.C. "Les Roses" Vol. 1 (1817): archive.org/stream/lesroses1817pjre#page/10/mode/thumb "Les Roses" Vol. 2 (1821): archive.org/stream/lesroses1821pjre#page/n7/mode/thumb "Les Roses" Vol. 3 (1824): archive.org/stream/lesroses1824pjre#page/n7/mode/thumb ___ Mega size files "Les Roses" Vol. 1-3 (Library of Congress, Washington DC) : lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=rbc3&fileName=rb... ___ Digital restoration by plumleaves: Light restoration of both roses and paper. Text reprinted as unable to satisfactorily restore. Addition of antique gold edging.