Henry Fletcher
May

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Engraver Henry Fletcher (English, active 1715–1738)English, active 1715–1738

Artistafter Pieter Casteels III (Flemish, 1684–1749)Flemish, 1684–1749

Publisher Robert Furber (English, c. 1674–1756)English, c. 1674–1756

CultureEnglish

Titles

May
from the series The Twelve Months of Flowers

Date1730

PlaceLondon, England

MediumEngraving with etching and hand coloring on laid paper

DimensionsPlate or block: 16 1/4 × 12 1/2 in. (41.3 × 31.8 cm)
Sheet: 17 1/2 × 13 1/4 in. (44.5 × 33.7 cm)
Frame: 21 1/4 × 17 1/4 in. (54 × 43.8 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.59.68.3

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DescriptionIn 1730, London nurseryman Robert Furber announced his plan to publish Twelve Months of Flowers, a set of prints, one for each month of the year, displaying flowers that would be blooming at that time, all based on paintings by the Flemish artist Pieter Casteels III. The prints appealed to potential buyers for their decorative and horticultural interest, and Furber benefitted from the prints’ advertising his business and products. The popularity of the floral series soon prompted others to copy it, and Furber to create a series of fruit prints.
ProvenanceAcquired by Miss Ima Hogg on June 25, 1959, from Kennedy Galleries, NYC.

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