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The French Rose
Pictures by Pierre-Joseph Redouté
A soft pink rose from Pierre-Joseph Redouté opens above a simple Happy Birthday, with a wish inside that their birthday blooms with all the things they love. Redouté, known as the Raphael of flowers, painted the roses for Les Roses, the most famous rose book ever printed. For anyone who loves flowers.
Add four of your own photos and your own words; we print the card in the US and post it for you.
Inside, it says
May your birthday bloom with all the things you love.
On the back
Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759-1840), called the Raphael of flowers, painted the roses for Les Roses (1817-24), the most famous rose book ever printed.
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