King Charles receiving the first Pineapple cultivated in England

Multiple artists/makers

1823

Not on view

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Provenance

Title: King Charles receiving the first Pineapple cultivated in England
Engraver: Robert Graves (British, London 1798–1873 London)
Artist: After intermediary draftsman Sylvester Harding (British, Newcastle-under Lyme, Staffordshire 1745–1809 London)
Artist: After a painting then attributed to Hendrik Danckerts (Dutch, The Hague ca. 1625–1680 Amsterdam)
Publisher: Robert Graves (British, 1768–1825)
Publisher: Anthony Molteno (British, died 1845)
Publisher: McQueen & Co. (London)
Sitter: Charles II, King of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales (British, London 1630–1685 London)
Sitter: John Rose (British, 1619–1677)
Date: 1823
Medium: Etching and engraving on chine collé; proof before letters
Dimensions: Plate: 9 7/16 × 15 1/4 in. (24 × 38.8 cm)
Sheet: 17 13/16 × 21 3/16 in. (45.2 × 53.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Donald Angus, 1971
Object Number: 1971.553
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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