Red Doyenne Pear: Original 19th C. Hand-colored Engraving by Sir William Hooker

$475.00

This is an original 19th century hand-colored stipple engraving by William Hooker entitled "The Red Doyenne Pear", published in London as plate 14 in the 'Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London' in 1810. It depicts a red Doyenne pear on a tree branch, surrounded by leaves.

Creator: Sir William Hooker (1779 - 1832)

Creation Year: 1810

Dimensions: Height: 11.13 in (28.28 cm)
Width: 8.75 in (22.23 cm)

Medium: Engraving

Condition: See description below.

This is an original 19th century hand-colored stipple engraving by William Hooker entitled "The Red Doyenne Pear", published in London as plate 14 in the 'Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London' in 1810. It depicts a red Doyenne pear on a tree branch, surrounded by leaves.

Creator: Sir William Hooker (1779 - 1832)

Creation Year: 1810

Dimensions: Height: 11.13 in (28.28 cm)
Width: 8.75 in (22.23 cm)

Medium: Engraving

Condition: See description below.

Brabant Apple: A 19th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Augusta Innes Withers
Brabant Apple: A 19th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Augusta Innes Withers
$475.00

Sir William Hooker (1779-1832) was commissioned by the Horticultural Society, (now the Royal Horticultural Society), to paint a series of fruit portraits. These typically show all the elements of the plant needed for identification: leaf, stem, full fruit, cross section, pip, bud and blossom. Hooker employs a stipple effect to capture the texture of the fruit. The prints are also enhanced with gum arabic so the fruits almost glisten.

This beautiful and realistic appearing engraving of a pear has some faint spotting, but it is otherwise in very good condition.