Brier Bush Rose or Dog Rose (Rosa Sepium Rosea) (1817–24): Art, History and Details

Brier Bush Rose or Dog Rose (Rosa Sepium Rosea) (1817–24) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Pierre-Joseph Redouté (French, 1759–1840).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

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.

Object facts

• Title: Brier Bush Rose or Dog Rose (Rosa Sepium Rosea)
• Date: 1817–24
• Creator attribution: Pierre-Joseph Redouté (French, 1759–1840)
• Culture: France, 19th century
• Type: Drawing
• Technique: watercolor
• Collection: DR - French
• Department: Drawings
• Accession number: 1959.18

Collection credit

Gift in the name of Warren H. Corning from his wife and children

Further reading listed by the museum

• Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions Press Release,” June 13, 1959, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
• S. E. L. “Year in Review.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 46, no. 10 (December 1959): 210–231.

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