id:			380085
accession number:	2020.167
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2020.167
updated:		2022-10-29 18:05:46.706000

Pomona Britannica: No. 72 - Amicua (Melon), published 1812. George Brookshaw (British, 1751–1823). Aquatint and stipple engraving printed in color and hand colored; platemark: 45 x 37.5 cm (17 11/16 x 14 3/4 in.); sheet: 56.7 x 45 cm (22 5/16 x 17 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift 2020.167

title:				Pomona Britannica: No. 72 - Amicua (Melon)
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creation date:			published 1812
creation date earliest:		1807
creation date latest:		1822
current location:		003 Special Exhibition Hall
creditline:			Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift
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culture:	England
technique:	aquatint and stipple engraving printed in color and hand colored
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Aquatint
type:		Print
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CREATORS

* George Brookshaw (British, 1751–1823)  - artist

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measurements: Platemark: 45 x 37.5 cm (17 11/16 x 14 3/4 in.); Sheet: 56.7 x 45 cm (22 5/16 x 17 11/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Impressionism to Modernism: The Keithley Collection
	opening date:   2022-09-11T04:00:00
	<i>Impressionism to Modernism: The Keithley Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 11, 2022-January 8, 2023).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Keithley, Cleveland, OH
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	the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: March 2, 2020
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fun fact: 
Originally from North Africa, melons are recorded in England as early as the 1500s.

digital description: 
This color aquatint etching is one plate from George Brookshaw’s 1812 illustrated volume <em>Pomona Britannica</em>. Named after the Roman goddess of fruit trees, gardens, and orchards, Brookshaw intended the volume to be the English “country gentleman’s” guide to the science of classifying and identifying fruits (pomology). Many of Brookshaw’s models came from the Royal Gardens at Hampton Court and Kensington Gardens. Each print featured one fruit, often life-size, including detailed depictions of its flower and leaves. Printed in color with hand-painted highlights, this and other illustrated botanicals formed an essential part of the cultured English library in the early 19th century.

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