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Brier Bush Rose or Dog Rose (Rosa Sepium Rosea)
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this 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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineBrier Bush Rose or Dog Rose (Rosa Sepium Rosea), 1817–24. Pierre-Joseph Redouté (French, 1759–1840). Watercolor. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in the name of Warren H. Corning from his wife and children, 1959.18
