St Germain Pear (Pyrus sp.), 19th-century botanical illustration. This artwork is from 'Pomona Londinensis' (1818), a collection of 49 engravings of f

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St Germain Pear (Pyrus sp.), 19th-century botanical illustration. This artwork is from 'Pomona Londinensis' (1818), a collection of 49 engravings of fruit drawn by British botanical illustrator William Hooker (1779-1832). Hooker later became the official artist of the Horticultural Society of London (now the Royal Horticultural Society).

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Size: 2595px × 3368px
Photo credit: © NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, LONDON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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