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Botanical drawing of the Gallande, La Teton de Venus, and the Noblesse peaches; each is depicted with it pink flowers on the left, the fruit in the middle, and its distinguishing green serrated leaves on the right.
Noblesse Peach
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Noblesse Peach

Artist George Brookshaw (British, 1751 - 1823)
Date1804-1812
MediumAquatint with stipple engravings, printed in color and finished by hand
Dimensions16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by Terry White
Object number2010.57.7
Collections
Visual DescriptionBotanical drawing of the Gallande, La Teton de Venus, and the Noblesse peaches; each is depicted with it pink flowers on the left, the fruit in the middle, and its distinguishing green serrated leaves on the right. Plate 31 from "Pomona Britannica", London: T. Bensley for the author, published by White, Cochrane and Co., E. Lloyd and W. Lindsell, 1804-1812.
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