No. 32 of 100 · The Botanical Series

Cinnamon Rose

Pictures by Pierre-Joseph Redouté

Pierre-Joseph Redouté's cinnamon rose, a wild rose of northern Europe in soft pink bloom, opens to a simple "With thanks" inside. Redouté, called the Raphael of flowers, painted for Marie Antoinette and the Empress Joséphine, and this plate comes from his book Les Roses. For someone whose kindness deserves a proper thank you.

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Inside, it says

WITH THANKS

On the back

From the great botanical books of the 1700s to the 1900s / CINNAMON ROSE / Rosa majalis / A wild rose of northern Europe, named for the cinnamon-brown colour of its stems. Its other name is the May rose: it is one of the first roses of the year. / Les Roses, 1817–1824 / By Pierre-Joseph Redouté, the Raphael of flowers, who painted for Marie Antoinette and the Empress Joséphine. Printed in colour and finished by hand.

A card for

• Just because
• Birthday
• Mother’s Day
• Thank you
• Thinking of you
• Sympathy