Brier Bush Rose or Dog Rose (Rosa Sepium Rosea)
1817–24
- Medium
- watercolor
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-215050
Les Roses was commissioned by the empress Josephine who, after marrying Napoleon Bonaparte in 1795, rebuilt the royal country estate Malmaison and its opulent gardens. An immense hothouse was constructed to shelter her magnificent collection of rare and exotic plants, which included 250 varieties of roses.
Provenance
Corning from his wife and children, 1959.18
Registry history
- 1817–24 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art — drawings
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