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The White Damask Rose
Pictures by Pierre-Joseph Redouté
A white rose with golden centres and blushing buds, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, opens onto a simple message: your kindness means more than words can say. Redouté, called the Raphael of flowers, painted the roses for Les Roses, the most famous rose book ever printed. For someone whose kindness you want to honour.
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
Your kindness means more than words can say. Thank you.
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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