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