The Charlotte De Brouwer Pear 1855 Alexandre Bivort Hand - Colored Lithograph
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for a detailed view. Information: Alexandre Bivort [1809-1872] was a Belgian nurseryman and creator of numerous fruits, He was active in various horticultural societies in Belgium and France and published two books: Album de Pomologie (1847-1851) followed by Annales de Pomologie Belge et Etrangere (1853-1860), which reprinted some of the plates from the earlier work yet most of the plates was newly created. They remain the classic reference on Belgian fruit... of the era, in keeping with Bivort’s stated intentions to document a neglected area of botany and generate interest in the cultivation of fruit, including new varieties. Most of what he illustrated was fruits of apples and pears, as well as grapes, cherries and berries. Bivort took a particular interest in pears, the fruit tree that are the best adapted to the Belgian climate and he developed his own varieties, some of which he named after family members. Compliant with Bivort’s commitment realism, he took the unusual step of including damaged as well as imperfect specimens instead of the idealized perfection of the more typical collection. There are only three complete set known to exist.Date: 1855 Source: Annales de Pomologie Belge et Etrangere Published in BrusselsVolume: 4th YearPlate No.: N/ADescription: Pear – Charlotte De Brouwer – The fruit is large, roundish, inclining to ovate, similar in shape to a large and the skin is entirely covered with a coat of light brown russet, with a little of the yellow ground shining through on the shaded side. Eye, very small, with short erect segments. Stalk, very short, placed in a knobbed cavity. The flesh is white, half-melting, and rather crisp, very juicy, but very astringent and ripens in October and November Size of Print: 345 x 260 mm. (Approximately 13 ½ x 10 ¼ inches)References: The fruit manual; containing the descriptions & synonym’s of the fruits and fruit-trees of Great Britain. 1860. Robert Hogg http://www.archive.org/details/fruitmanualcont00hogggoog.A Great Gift For Any Manuscript Collector We Now Accept PayPal! We Ship Worldwide. Please Contact Us For a Free Shipping Quote!
