Pomona Britannica: No. 17 - Plums, George Brookshaw, 1806

Pomona britannica illustrates fruits cultivated at hampton court palace’s gardens, the most celebrated around london. It was devoted to the most handsome varieties of fruit cultivated in england. Most of the 90 plates in this large and sumptuous book, like these, have dark aquatint backgrounds. Date: 1806. Place of creation: England, 19th century. Medium: aquatint. Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art. George Brookshaw - Pomona Britannica- No. 17 - Plums - 1955.310 - Cleveland Museum of Art