By George Brookshaw
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: George Brookshaw (English, 1751-1823)
Title: "Pears (Bergamot de Chantilly, Bouchee, Winter Sweet Sugar Pear, Bishop's Thumb)" (Plate LXXIX)
Portfolio: Pomona Britannica, or A Collection of the Most Esteemed Fruits
Year: 1808 (First edition)
Medium: Original Aquatint and Stipple Engraving with Printed and Hand-Coloring on wove paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: T. Bensley, London, UK
Publisher: George Brookshaw, London, UK
Reference: Dunthorne No. 50; "Great Flower Books" - No. 81; Nissen BBI No. 244; "An Oak Spring Pomona" No. 40a; Prideaux No. 295
Framing: Recently framed in a wood and gold moulding with 100% cotton rag matting and Museum Glass
Framed size: 28.5" x 24.44"
Sheet size: approx. 22.25" x 17.5"
Image size: 16.25" x 12.25"
Condition: Some minor scuffing to image. In excellent condition
Rare
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Orlando, FL; acquired from The Old Print Shop, New York, NY retaining their original gallery label upper center on verso. Comes from Brookshaw's famous book volume "Pomona Britannica", (1804-1812) which consists of 90 aquatint engravings some with stipple printed...
Category
Early 1800s Victorian Morris Atkinson Blackburn Art
MaterialsWatercolor, Engraving, Aquatint