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Fruit Collection (#3)

"In Love with the Sweetness of Fruit: A Glasgow Street Scene" As the wind gently rustles through the willows

Background imageFruit Collection: Old rowan tree on the slopes of Dunkery Beacon, Exmoor, in fruit

Old rowan tree on the slopes of Dunkery Beacon, Exmoor, in fruit
ROG-12756 Old rowan tree on the slopes of Dunkery Beacon, Exmoor, in fruit. UK Sorbus aucuparia Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageFruit Collection: DOG. Jack russell terrier and parson jack russell terrier puppy in a barrel with grapes

DOG. Jack russell terrier and parson jack russell terrier puppy in a barrel with grapes
JD-22183 DOG. Jack russell terrier and parson jack russell terrier puppy in a barrel with grapes John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageFruit Collection: Blackbird - male feeding on Holly berries - West Wales UK 11920

Blackbird - male feeding on Holly berries - West Wales UK 11920
BB-2289 Blackbird - male feeding on Holly berries West Wales UK Turdus merula Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageFruit Collection: Enos Cockerel

Enos Cockerel
Enos Fruit Salts, a popular cure for digestive ailments throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries

Background imageFruit Collection: Frome Market 1930S

Frome Market 1930S
Well-dressed ladies carrying heavy wicker baskets of shopping, next to the fruit and vegetable stall at Frome farmers market, Somerset, England

Background imageFruit Collection: Strawberry Pickers

Strawberry Pickers

Background imageFruit Collection: Harvest mice - on rose hips Bedfordshire UK

Harvest mice - on rose hips Bedfordshire UK
BB-1571 Harvest mice - on rose hips Bedfordshire UK Micromys minutus Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageFruit Collection: Close-up of peppers for sale on a food stall

Close-up of peppers for sale on a food stall, Arima, Trinidad, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Background imageFruit Collection: Overhead view of the fruit and vegetable market

Overhead view of the fruit and vegetable market, Pushkar, Rajasthan State, India, Asia

Background imageFruit Collection: Food and wine on a table beside the river Loire, France, Europe

Food and wine on a table beside the river Loire, France, Europe

Background imageFruit Collection: Westminster Abbey C18

Westminster Abbey C18
In the tranquil street before the abbey and St Margarets church, a sedan chair passes, a cripple begs, fruit sellers and a porter ply their trade, a boy bowls his hoop

Background imageFruit Collection: Watermelon Slices close-up

Watermelon Slices close-up
LA-1147 Watermelon Slices close-up Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageFruit Collection: Boys Scrumping

Boys Scrumping
Two boys, use a long pole, to knock apples from a tree while a little girl makes ready to collect them. The elder girl seems unconvinced regarding the legality of scrumping

Background imageFruit Collection: Pick an English Apple

Pick an English Apple ! the greengrocers customers are urged to buy English fruit, rejecting imported stuff

Background imageFruit Collection: Strawberries

Strawberries
AL-2884 STRAWBERRIES - mass Ake Lindau Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageFruit Collection: Apple - Egremont Russet - Victorian walled kitchen garden at West Dean Gardens, West Sussex. UK

Apple - Egremont Russet - Victorian walled kitchen garden at West Dean Gardens, West Sussex. UK. September
DAD-1695 Apple - Egremont Russet Victorian walled kitchen garden at West Dean Gardens. UK. September David C Dixon Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageFruit Collection: Fruit on Platters 1907

Fruit on Platters 1907
Fruit displayed on platters

Background imageFruit Collection: Ananas comosus, pineapple

Ananas comosus, pineapple
A photograph of the detail from one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Showing Ananas comosus, pineapple

Background imageFruit Collection: Teddy Bear (with hidden objects)

Teddy Bear (with hidden objects)

Background imageFruit Collection: Covent Garden Porters

Covent Garden Porters
Covent Garden was formerly the convent garden of the abbey of Westminster : it was for many years Londons major fruit and vegetable market. Date: 1924

Background imageFruit Collection: Pomegranate: opened to show seeds within sweet jelly. Widely cultivated as food

Pomegranate: opened to show seeds within sweet jelly. Widely cultivated as food, here on sale in India
PM-10248 Pomegranate: opened to show seeds within sweet jelly. Widely cultivated as food, here on sale in India Punica granatum Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Background imageFruit Collection: Orange tree, Valencia, Spain, Europe

Orange tree, Valencia, Spain, Europe

Background imageFruit Collection: Buddha statue

Buddha statue, spring cherry blossom, Ishiteji temple, Matsuyama city, Ehime prefecture, Shikoku Island, Japan, Asia

Background imageFruit Collection: Sunset, cherry blossom

Sunset, cherry blossom, Kanazawa castle, Kanazawa city, Ishigawa prefecture, Honshu island, Japan, Asia

Background imageFruit Collection: Covent Garden Market

Covent Garden Market
COVENT GARDEN Early morning; a 21 year-old chap (Alfred John Lewis) in a flat cap, stands surrounded by baskets and crates of apples, fruit and vegetables

Background imageFruit Collection: Strawberry Pickers

Strawberry Pickers
A boy and a man picking strawberries in a field, with punnets strapped to their backs, on a farm near Cheddar, Somerset, England

Background imageFruit Collection: Charles II Pineapple

Charles II Pineapple
Rose gardener at Dawney Court, Buckinghamshire, presents Charles II with the first pineapple grown in England

Background imageFruit Collection: Adam, Eve & Serpent

Adam, Eve & Serpent
While Adam admires the fauna of Eden, Eve is tempted into trying the fruit

Background imageFruit Collection: The Rebuke of Adam and Eve, 1740. Creator: Charles-Joseph Natoire

The Rebuke of Adam and Eve, 1740. Creator: Charles-Joseph Natoire
The Rebuke of Adam and Eve, 1740

Background imageFruit Collection: Four Cedar waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) feeding on Crabapple (Malus sp) fruit, Ithaca

Four Cedar waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) feeding on Crabapple (Malus sp) fruit, Ithaca, New York, USA, February

Background imageFruit Collection: Great argonaut, cuttlefish and flying squid

Great argonaut, cuttlefish and flying squid
Great argonaut, Argonauta argo 1, cuttlefish, Sepia tuberculata 2 and European flying squid, Todarodes sagittatus 3. Polpo dell argonauta, Seppia tubercolata, Calamajo sagittato

Background imageFruit Collection: Close up of Peach tree (Prunus persica) blossom, Fruiturisme Tourism Experience, Lleida

Close up of Peach tree (Prunus persica) blossom, Fruiturisme Tourism Experience, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain

Background imageFruit Collection: The Strawberry Thief, 1883. Artist: William Morris

The Strawberry Thief, 1883. Artist: William Morris
The Strawberry Thief, 1883. Disilllusioned by Victorian mass-produced items, in 1861 William Morris (1834-1896) and friends founded Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Company to design and make furniture

Background imageFruit Collection: Tilia x europaea, Lime tree

Tilia x europaea, Lime tree

Background imageFruit Collection: Picture No. 10752424

Picture No. 10752424
Deadly nightshade with berries (Atropa belladonna) Date:

Background imageFruit Collection: Still Life - Michele Pace del Campidoglio

Still Life - Michele Pace del Campidoglio
Oil on Canvas 96.5 x 157.5

Background imageFruit Collection: Passionflower stem with blooms and fruit from the Alinari Gardens, Florence

Passionflower stem with blooms and fruit from the Alinari Gardens, Florence. Florence Alinari, Garden. Date of Photograph:1915 - 1920 ca

Background imageFruit Collection: Goose barnacles

Goose barnacles, Alepas species 1, 2, Pentalepas laevis 3, Pollicipes 4, and goose neck barnacle, Pollicipes pollicipes 4, 5, extinct Litholepas 6

Background imageFruit Collection: The Frog and the Rat

The Frog and the Rat. circa 1900

Background imageFruit Collection: Date palm tree, Phoenix dactylifera

Date palm tree, Phoenix dactylifera, Dattier. Handcoloured steel engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Background imageFruit Collection: Carpe Diem

Carpe Diem
Delphine Devos

Background imageFruit Collection: Greengrocer. Mrs. Margaret Thatcher with greengrocer Bill Poole. March 1983 P009160

Greengrocer. Mrs. Margaret Thatcher with greengrocer Bill Poole. March 1983 P009160

Background imageFruit Collection: Yew berry (Taxus baccata), Nottinghamshire, UK. October

Yew berry (Taxus baccata), Nottinghamshire, UK. October

Background imageFruit Collection: The Hireling Shepherd, 1851, (1948). Creator: William Holman Hunt

The Hireling Shepherd, 1851, (1948). Creator: William Holman Hunt
The Hireling Shepherd, 1851, (1948). A shepherd neglects his flock and woos a young woman with a lamb on her lap. Behind them, two bloated sheep lie on the ground poisoned by the corn

Background imageFruit Collection: Tuscan farmhouse and olive grove, Val d Orcia, Tuscany, Italy, May 2018

Tuscan farmhouse and olive grove, Val d Orcia, Tuscany, Italy, May 2018

Background imageFruit Collection: Fruit Tree Culture

Fruit Tree Culture
A decorative page showing fruit trees, and ways to cultivate them. Date: 1900

Background imageFruit Collection: Market Gossip - Barbados, West Indies, Caribbean

Market Gossip - Barbados, West Indies, Caribbean. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageFruit Collection: Eu haere ia oe (Woman Holding a Fruit. Where Are You Going?), 1893. Artist: Paul Gauguin

Eu haere ia oe (Woman Holding a Fruit. Where Are You Going?), 1893. Artist: Paul Gauguin
Eu haere ia oe (Woman Holding a Fruit. Where Are You Going?), 1893. Detail. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg



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"In Love with the Sweetness of Fruit: A Glasgow Street Scene" As the wind gently rustles through the willows, I am reminded of the vibrant colors and flavors that fruit brings to our lives. Just like "The Strawberry Thief, " a textile designed by William Morris in 1883, a way of stealing our hearts. In Derek Jarmans' Caravaggio (1986), Dexter Fletcher's character finds solace in painting still lifes filled with luscious fruits, and is as if he captures their essence on canvas, making them immortal. Imagine sipping cider made from a transportable cider press while reading Pauline Baynes' Goblin Market. The words come alive as you taste each succulent bite. Nature surprises us with its wonders, just like the ghost plant or Indian pipe, Monotropa uniflora. Its ethereal beauty reminds us that even in darkness, there is life and hope. Fruit has been celebrated throughout history; it takes center stage in Van Eyck's iconic Arnolfini Portrait. The juicy oranges symbolize wealth and fertility – an ode to nature's abundance. During times of hardship, such as the First World War, women found solace and purpose through Women's Institute activities. Preserving fruit became not only a necessity but also an act of resilience and unity. Raise your glass filled with Suze Alcoholic Drinks. Let its fruity notes transport you to sun-kissed gardens depicted in paintings from Livia's Villa – where every brushstroke celebrates nature's bounty. So next time you bite into a piece of fruit, remember its rich history and how it has inspired artists throughout centuries. Let yourself be enchanted by its sweetness and embrace all that nature offers us.