Plums: George Brookshaw 'S Framed Hand-Colored 19th C. Aquatint, 1804

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George Brookshaw's (1751-1823) beautiful "Plums" hand colored aquatint engraving from his "Pomona Brittanica", considered to be the finest British botanical … Read more George Brookshaw's (1751-1823) beautiful "Plums" hand colored aquatint engraving from his "Pomona Brittanica", considered to be the finest British botanical large format treatise of the 19th-century. His engravings were unique for their rich tones and colors, elegant compositions with the fruit seeming to float on a mottled sumptuous background. There are purple, mustard-colored plums on brown branches with green leaves over a two-tone dark brown and light tan background.

The print is presented in an ornate bronze-colored wood frame with gold-colored inner and outer trims and a triple mat. The outer mat is a marbled light tan color and the middle mat is green and the inner mat is gold colored. There are a few wrinkles in the right and left margins and two tiny spots in the upper margin and another in the upper print on the left. The print is otherwise in very good condition. See less