# Pink Roses

**Fidelia Bridges** (American, 1834–1923)  
1875  
watercolor on wove paper  
sheet: 35.56 × 25.4 cm (14 × 10 in.)

Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2004.165.2. [The museum's record](https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.134158.html).

## About this work

Fidelia Bridges painted this in 1875, aged 41. It is now at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

### What you’re looking at

This detailed painting shows two pink roses and a pink bud on a long, thin green stem with green leaves and small green thorns. The tall stem rises near the right edge of the painting, with some thin branches reaching out to either side. The largest rose is positioned near the top left corner of the painting, with the small bud right below it. The other large flower is right around the center of the painting. The background is a flat beige color.

_Description from the National Gallery of Art._

### How it was made

- **Watercolour.** Pigment in gum arabic, thinned with water and laid in transparent washes. Nothing white is painted: the light is the paper showing through.

### [Fidelia Bridges](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/fidelia-bridges)

American, 1834–1923; born in Salem, Massachusetts; died in Canaan, Connecticut

## Facts

- Type: Drawing
- The artist was 41
- Real size: about 14 × 10 in (36 × 25 cm). The 11 × 14 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 19th century
- Subjects: botanical, Still life, Roses
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

- Free download, full resolution: https://img.ochreeditions.com/m/1658.jpg?dl=1
- Image: https://img.ochreeditions.com/a/1658/1920.jpg
- Giclée reproduction on Hahnemühle Photo Rag: 8 × 10 in $28; 11 × 14 in $38; 12 × 16 in $42; 16 × 20 in $56; 18 × 24 in $68; 20 × 30 in $86
- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138; 18 × 24 in $164; 20 × 30 in $208
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98; 18 × 24 in $118
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5

Sizes stop where the museum's file would print below 150 pixels per inch. Everything sold is a reproduction, made to order. [Order a print](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/pink-roses-nga-134158).