Erica, Pl. 288 — Encyclopédie Méthodique

A graceful study of heather drawn by Henri Joseph Redouté, younger brother of the celebrated Pierre-Joseph, capturing the delicate bell-shaped flowers of the Erica genus.

After Henri Joseph Redouté; engraved by Robert Bénard. Botanique, Plate 288, from the Encyclopédie Méthodique. Published in Paris, c. 1793.

The Encyclopédie Méthodique expanded upon Diderot and d'Alembert's original Encyclopédie, reorganising knowledge into subject-specific dictionaries with thousands of newly commissioned plates. Henri Joseph Redouté contributed numerous botanical drawings to the project, working alongside the prolific engraver Robert Bénard.

Copperplate engraving on laid paper, approximately 29.7 × 21.6 cm. Excellent.