"Cherries" (no title)

Date1806

After work by George Brookshaw

Publisher George Brookshaw

OriginEngland, London

MediumAquatint and stipple engraving printed in color and finished by hand

DimensionsOverall: 22 5/8 × 18in. (57.5 × 45.7cm)
Other: 17 1/2 × 13 9/16in. (44.5 × 34.4cm)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1986-84

DescriptionThe cartouche reads: "PLATE XII./ Painted & Published as the Act directs by the Author G. Brookshaw June 1.st 1806"Label TextThis print is from Pomona Britannica, published in 1812. The complete work consisted of 90 plates depicting fruit grown around London, particularly the gardens at Hampton Court.ProvenanceBefore 1986, W. Graham Arader III (New York, NY); 1986-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).