Napoleon's Butter Pear — Deutsche Pomologie

A vivid chromolithograph from Wilhelm Lauche’s Deutsche Pomologie (1882–1883), one of the finest German pomological atlases of the nineteenth century.

Wilhelm Lauche. Published in Berlin, 1882.

Lauche’s work documents over one hundred fruit cultivars grown across the German-speaking world, rendered in meticulous chromolithography. Each plate depicts the fruit at peak ripeness alongside cross-sections, capturing colour, texture, and form with remarkable fidelity. These prints are sought after by collectors of botanical art and food history alike.

Chromolithograph. Sheet size approximately 29.7 × 21.6 cm. Good, consistent with age, minor edge wear and light foxing..