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Les Roses: Rosa cinnamomea

Henry Joseph Redouté

Cleveland Museum of Art

A botanical illustration of a plant with green leaves and pink flowers. The plant has a brown stem with thorns and several branches. The leaves are oval-shaped, green, and have veins. There are three flowers; one fully bloomed on the left and two buds on the right. The fully bloomed flower is pink with many petals. The two buds are also pink and not yet open. The background is beige. There is cursive text at the bottom. The text on the left reads "Rosa Cinnamomea Maak." The text on the right reads "Rosier de Mai." There is smaller illegible text underneath and between these.

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673 × 893 px
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