Twelve Months of Flowers: March
1730
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1730
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Twelve Months of Flowers: March is a 1730 by Henry Fletcher, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This image shows a packed bouquet of flowers spilling out of a pot. The blooms are bright red, white, yellow, and purple, with some leaves in deep green. Each flower is labeled with a number and name, like "Royal Wildon Auricula" or "Double Pudchra Hyacinth." The whole scene is framed by a simple border, and the word "MARCH" sits in the center at the bottom. The tiny text names each flower, which was common in old botanical prints. This one looks like a mix of a painting and a science book. If you like this, check out Baroque art for more dramatic, detailed work like this.
Henry Fletcher (fl. 1710–1750), was an English engraver. Fletcher worked in London, and produced engravings possessing some merit. He most excelled as an engraver of flowers, notably The Twelve Months of Flowers and The…
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