Twelve Months of Fruit: August
1732
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1732
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Twelve Months of Fruit: August is a 1732 by Henry Fletcher, a Baroque work, depicting Fruit, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows a still life of fruit, arranged to represent the month of August. The artist likely drew inspiration from Robert Furber's publication, "Twelve Months of Fruit", which showcased various fruits arranged by the month they ripen. This publication was one of the first of its kind in England. You can learn more about this style of artwork at The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Robert Furber, one of the best-known plant dealers in London, published Twelve Months of Flowers and Twelve Months of Fruit in 1730 and 1732, respectively. These deluxe sales catalogues, the first ever produced in England, display some 400 flowers and 370 fruits arranged according to the months in which the flowers and fruit bloom or ripen. At least two dozen American plants are pictured, as the flora of the colonies quickly became available in Europe.
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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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