Rosa Gallica Regalis — Rosier Grandeur Royale — extract from Les Roses de Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759-1840) — British Museum, 1990

Description

Botanical illustration of a fully bloomed red rose with several buds and brownish leaves. On the reverse, printed text identifying the variety and publisher, a handwritten French letter sent to a woman in Belgium, and a 16-franc Belgian postage stamp with cancellation.