Four cultivars of pear (Pyrus communis cv.): entire fruits. Coloured etching by W. Clark, c. 1835, after Lady Boughton.

A collection of pears (Pyrus species). Colour and coloured engraving, c. 1817, after G. Brookshaw.

Four cultivars of pear (Pyrus communis cv.): entire fruits. Coloured etching by W. Clark, c. 1835, after Mrs. Withers.

An apple (Malus pumila cv.) and pear (Pyrus communis cv.). Coloured etching with aquatint by J. & J. Parkin, c. 1836, after C. Harrison.

1 print : etching with stipple, with watercolour

1 print : stipple with etching and line engraving, printed in colour and finished with watercolour ; image 40.8 x 30.8 cm

1 print : etching with aquatint, with watercolour

1 print : etching with stipple, with watercolour and gum arabic

The Duchesse d'Angouléme Pear (Pyrus communis cv.): one fruit. Coloured etching by W. Clark, c. 1830, after Mrs. Withers.

1 print : etching with aquatint, with watercolour and gum arabic

The Althorp Crassane Pear (Pyrus communis cv.): one fruit on a branch. Coloured etching by E. Clark, c. 1842, after S. A. Drake.

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Pears - Varieties

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Images about Pears - Varieties

Works from the collections

Four cultivars of pear (Pyrus communis cv.): entire fruits. Coloured etching by W. Clark, c. 1835, after Lady Boughton.

A collection of pears (Pyrus species). Colour and coloured engraving, c. 1817, after G. Brookshaw.

An apple (Malus pumila cv.) and pear (Pyrus communis cv.). Coloured etching with aquatint by J. & J. Parkin, c. 1836, after C. Harrison.

The Duchesse d'Angouléme Pear (Pyrus communis cv.): one fruit. Coloured etching by W. Clark, c. 1830, after Mrs. Withers.

The Althorp Crassane Pear (Pyrus communis cv.): one fruit on a branch. Coloured etching by E. Clark, c. 1842, after S. A. Drake.

Pears - Varieties

Images from the collections

Images about Pears - Varieties

Works from the collections

Four cultivars of pear (Pyrus communis cv.): entire fruits. Coloured etching by W. Clark, c. 1835, after Lady Boughton.

A collection of pears (Pyrus species). Colour and coloured engraving, c. 1817, after G. Brookshaw.

An apple (Malus pumila cv.) and pear (Pyrus communis cv.). Coloured etching with aquatint by J. & J. Parkin, c. 1836, after C. Harrison.

The Duchesse d'Angouléme Pear (Pyrus communis cv.): one fruit. Coloured etching by W. Clark, c. 1830, after Mrs. Withers.

The Althorp Crassane Pear (Pyrus communis cv.): one fruit on a branch. Coloured etching by E. Clark, c. 1842, after S. A. Drake.

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