Purple Mallow by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, 1802 thompson Briston: A village surrounded by

Briston: A village surrounded by beautiful countryside

Creation date: 1810

The design is both functional and decorative

likely the Zuari

Regents Street doesn't exist yet - here it's still called Swallow Street

Purple Mallow by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, 1802 thompson Briston: A village surrounded byIntroducing "Purple Mallow" by Pierre Joseph Redout, a splendid Victorian botanical illustration first published in 1802. Known as one of the greatest botanical illustrators of all time, Redout spent much of his career immortalizing the flora of Chteau de Malmaison at the behest of Josephine Bonaparte, Napoleon's wife. His illustrious career began as a painting tutor to Marie Antoinette and flourished with works capturing over 2,100 species, offering