"Amicua Melon" Hand Finished Color Engraving by George Brookshaw , 1812

Description

A colored aquatint and stipple engraving finished by hand entitled "Amicua Melon", drawn and engraved by George Brookshaw and published … more A colored aquatint and stipple engraving finished by hand entitled "Amicua Melon", drawn and engraved by George Brookshaw and published in London in 1812 as plate LXXII in his 'Pomona Britannica; or, A Collection of the Most Esteemed Fruits'. It depicts a melon still on the vine, but with a wedge cut out to reveal the internal anatomy of the fruit. The vine, leaves and beautiful flowers are shown in attractive and pleasing colors, which along with the melon sit on a light gray board. The vine is a light green grey color, the melon skin and leaves are colored in different shades of green, the melon flesh in a peach-color and the flowers are yellow. The scene is reminiscent of an engraving in an 18th century artistically stylized human anatomy atlas.
The engraving is presented in an archival museum style antiqued gold-colored and dark brown wood frame with a beige outer mat with a gold highlight and a brown inner mat. There a few small defects along the edge of the frame, but it is otherwise in very good condition. Multiple tiny faint spots are present on the beige mat. A few small spots are present in the margin of the print, which is otherwise in very good condition. less