Knowledge and Labour (assisted by the 4 Elements) presenting the Gardener with A Cornucopia of Fruits which are ye product of ye Hotest Climates (BM D,2.2563)
Summary
Allegorical scene with a male figure kneeling, holding up a basket of fruit, a female figure beside him wearing a winged helmet and holding a barometer, before a gentleman, who holds up a pineapple, a pineapple plant and open book labelled 'Miller's Dic.y' at his feet, figures of the earth, air, fire and water gathered around a tree to right, with a greenhouse in the background to right, a garden with a neo-classical arch to left; printed above 'A Catalogue of Garden Seeds, Trees, &c. Sold by Jacob Wrench...'.
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Date
1754
Source
British Museum
Copyright info
Public Domain