Brightly coloured Fruit and ribbons. Volckamer Pompelmus Grapefruit

by Volckamer, Johann Christoph

Spectacular reproduction print of Volckamer Grapefruit with Half. One of a set of four brightly-coloured prints of fruit with ribbons.

Fine reproduction print of Grapefruit, floating above European region where it was cultivated. Reproduced from a hand-coloured copperplate engraving of Citrus Fruit for Nurnbergische Hesperides by wealthy silk merchant, Johann Christoph Volckamer (1644-1720). Originally published in Nuremberg between 1708 and 1714 by J. A. Endter Sohn und Erben (J.A. Endter Son and Heir).

Approximate size of this print is 32 x 20cm (12.5 x 8 inches)