Gooseberry Botanical Art Print by George Brookshaw (1812)

Product details

I love this gooseberry print for the simple reason that the longer you look at it, the more it makes your mouth water from even the thought of biting into one of those plump, tart gooseberries! (Ross)

A botanical subject for the heart of your home

Bring a love of fruit and historic illustration into your everyday space with this reproduction of George Brookshaw’s Sixteen Varieties of Gooseberry (1812). Its named fruit varieties make it a distinctive choice for a kitchen, breakfast room or botanical gallery wall. Choose it to reflect an interest in gardening and seasonal ingredients, or give it a place in a collection of early nineteenth-century fruit illustrations.

About the artwork

The title brings the study of sixteen gooseberry varieties into focus, connecting this print with the tradition of botanical fruit illustration. Its 1812 date gives the artwork a specific historical identity rather than making it a general kitchen poster. For gardeners, cooks and botanical-art enthusiasts, the subject offers a shared point of interest between what grows in the garden and what arrives at the table.

Create a personal kitchen-art collection

Imagine the print near a breakfast table, with warm wooden furniture, a linen cloth and a bowl of seasonal fruit completing the setting. It can introduce a quiet historical connection into a room used every day, without requiring the whole space to follow a period theme. The recorded beige, red and green palette provides a starting point for coordinating companion prints or accessories in related tones.

The vertical orientation can suit a narrower section of wall or help balance a gallery arrangement containing wider works. A smaller format can join an established collection, while a larger print can give the gooseberry subject a more prominent place. Pairing different fruit studies creates a botanical thread; adding food-related artwork from another period makes room for a broader kitchen collection.

Paper, printing and finish

This product is a reproduction, not an original 1812 botanical plate. It is produced using giclée printing on 200gsm matte art paper, offering a matte paper surface for your chosen display. Select a print-only version to use your own frame, or choose a framed option with a black wooden frame and white mount.

Choose your size

• Small: 11 × 14 in, available as a print only or framed.
• Medium: 12 × 16 in, available as a print only or framed.
• Large: 18 × 24 in, available as a print only or framed.
• Framed options include a black wooden frame and white mount. Select your preferred size and finish above.

Pair it with

Build a botanical fruit gallery wall with Ellen Isham Schutt’s Lemon print (1908) and her Washington Navel orange print (1910), or broaden the kitchen-art theme with the Pictorial Map of American Food (1932).

Explore more fruit prints and styling ideas

Discover complementary botanical illustrations in our Vintage Fruit Prints for Kitchen Wall Art collection for a kitchen or breakfast-room gallery wall.

For ideas on arranging and displaying botanical fruit artwork, read A Harvest of Heritage: Styling Framed Vintage Fruit Prints in a Modern Kitchen.