Album of flowers and fruit

Album of flowers and fruit

Author: Cloquet, Lise, 1788-1860, artist

Year: 1820

Album of flowers and fruit 32 watercolors, ranging in size from 12 ⅛ x 7 ¾ inches to 14 ¾ x 10 ⅞ inches, all mounted to manuscript’s leaves. Most of the drawings are signed by the artist. Bound in an album of brown calf; stamped in gilt and blind; a.e.g. Spine height: 11 ½ inches. Four additional flower drawings of a later date by Cloquet are loosely inserted in the album. References: An Oak Spring Flora , pages 310-311. Original held by the Oak Spring Garden Foundation, Upperville, Virginia. This resource is in the public domain and may be used without restriction, however, attribution is customary and requested.