Rosa Centifolia (Cabbage Rose)

Highlights

• rose à cent feuilles. (Pale rose, Hundred-leaved or Cabbage rose) (NYPL b14485031-1110808) — a faithful museum-quality reproduction of a classic botanical illustration.
• CHOOSE YOUR SIZE & FORMAT: Pick your dimensions and shape right from this listing — vertical, horizontal, panoramic and square options available.
• MUSEUM-QUALITY GICLEE: Fade-resistant archival inks on premium artist-grade canvas, hand-stretched and gallery-wrapped over a solid 1.5" wood frame, hardware attached and ready to hang.
• A REFINED FOCAL POINT for the living room, bedroom, study, home office or entryway — timeless style with lasting appeal.
• HANDCRAFTED IN THE USA: Made to order in multiple sizes and shapes — a thoughtful, gallery-worthy gift.

Description

A luminous botanical study of Rosa centifolia — the Cabbage Rose or Hundred-leaved Rose — rendered with exquisite detail: a full, densely-petalled pink bloom commands the center, flanked by smaller buds and dark serrated leaves on a thorny stem against a soft ivory ground. The Latin caption 'Rosa centifolia' and French 'Rose à cent feuilles' appear beneath, reflecting the formal scientific plate tradition of Redouté's landmark publication Les Roses (1817–1824). Pierre-Joseph Redouté, court botanist to Marie Antoinette and later Empress Joséphine, produced the three-volume Les Roses at Malmaison, France — widely regarded as the finest floral illustration series ever published.