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The Ash at Carnock.
J.G. Strutt fec.t 1825.
[n.d., c.1826.]
Etching, printed on chine collé. 315 x 380mm (12½ x 15"), large margins.
A ninety-foor Ash tree, 'supposed to be the largest in Scotland, planted c.1596 by Sir Thomas Nicholson of Carnock, Lord Advocate of Scotland in the reign of James VI. From the expanded edition of 'Sylva Britannica, or portraits of Forest trees, distinguished for their antiquity, magnitude or beauty' by Jacob George Strutt (1784-1867).
[Ref: 60022] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
The Great Ash in Woburn Park.
J.G. Strutt fec.t 1823.
[n.d., c.1826.]
Etching, printed on chine collé. 310mm x 380mm (12¼" x 15"), large margins Chine slightly lifting.
A massive Ash tree at Woburn Abbey, seat of the Duke of Bedford. From the expanded edition of 'Sylva Britannica, or portraits of Forest trees, distinguished for their antiquity, magnitude or beauty' by Jacob George Strutt (1784-1867).
[Ref: 60035] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
Beech in Knole Park.
J.G. Strutt.
[n.d., c.1826.]
Etching, printed on chine collé. 315mm x 375mm (12½" x 14¾"), large margins.
A massive beech tree on the Knole Estate, Sevenoaks, with a herd of fallow deer. From the expanded edition of 'Sylva Britannica, or portraits of Forest trees, distinguished for their antiquity, magnitude or beauty' by Jacob George Strutt (1784-1867).
[Ref: 60028] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
Here Pope Sung. The above was carved on Popes Beech Tree at Binfield, Berks, by another celebrated Poet Lord Lyttelton when on a Visit at Bill Hill, the seat of the late General Gower.
Wm. DelaMotte fec. 1830. [etched in image.] William DelaMotte delt. et fecit.
Scarce etching. 330 x 250mm (13 x 9¾"), with 'D' blindstamp. Trimmed to plate.
A broad tree trunk with one single curling branch in a field in Binfield, Berkshire, with scattered trees and a shepherd leaning on his staff to left, his sheep grazing nearby. George Lyttelton (1709-73), 1st Baron Lyttelton of Frankley, was secretary to Frederick Prince of Wales, and author of many poetical and historical works.
[Ref: 59688] £280.00
(£336.00 incl.VAT)
Horse-Chestnut at Burleigh.
J.G. Strutt fec.t 1825.
[n.d., c.1826.]
Etching, printed on chine collé. 385 x 315mm (15¼ x 12¼"), large margins.
A horse chestnut in the courtyard at Burleigh House in Lincolnshire, seat of the Marquess of Exeter. From the expanded edition of 'Sylva Britannica, or portraits of Forest trees, distinguished for their antiquity, magnitude or beauty' by Jacob George Strutt (1784-1867).
[Ref: 60005] £180.00
(£216.00 incl.VAT)
The Tortworth Chestnut.
J.G. Strutt fec.t 1824.
[n.d., c.1826.]
Etching, printed on chine collé. 315mm x 380mm (12½" x 15"), large margins. Chine slightly lifting bottom centre.
The Tortworth Chestnut, a sweet chestnut in south Gloucestershire, estimated to be 800-1000 years old. In 2002 The Tree Council named it one of fifty Great British Trees. From the expanded edition of 'Sylva Britannica, or portraits of Forest trees, distinguished for their antiquity, magnitude or beauty' by Jacob George Strutt (1784-1867).
[Ref: 60033] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
The great Chestnut in Cobham Park.
J.G. Strutt.
[n.d., c.1826.]
Etching, printed on chine collé. 370 x 315mm (14½ x 12½"), large margins.
A chestnut tree known as the 'Four Sisters' for the four branching stems closely combined in one massive trunk, estimated to be a thousand years old. It stood in the Heronery in the estate of Cobham Hall, Kent. From the expanded edition of 'Sylva Britannica, or portraits of Forest trees, distinguished for their antiquity, magnitude or beauty' by Jacob George Strutt (1784-1867).
[Ref: 60026] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
Abele. Will.m Delamotte 1810.
Drawn & Etched by William De La Motte. Prepared & Aquafortis by J. Girtin.
[Great Marlow, 1811.]
Rare soft-ground etching. Sheet 490 x 370mm (19¼ x 14½"). Trimmed within plate, pinholes in corners.
A woman and child gathering firewood in a wood by a river. William Alfred Delamotte (1775-1863) trained under Benjamin West. He presented a number of his own prints (which he published himself) to the British Museum. He was the drawing master at Sandhurst for 40 years. John Girtin was the elder brother of Thomas Girtin. See ref: 59687 & 59685
[Ref: 59686] £260.00
(£312.00 incl.VAT)
Pine. Will.m Delamotte 1810.
Drawn & Etched by William De La Motte. Prepared & Aquafortis by J. Girtin.
[Great Marlow, 1811.]
Rare soft-ground etching. Sheet 490 x 370mm (19¼ x 14½"). Trimmed within plate, pinholes in corners.
A stag and two does in a wooded landscape. William Alfred Delamotte (1775-1863) trained under Benjamin West. He presented a number of his own prints (which he published himself) to the British Museum. He was the drawing master at Sandhurst for 40 years. John Girtin was the elder brother of Thomas Girtin. BM 1850,0413.47, first state, before added mezzotint. See Ref 59686 & 59685
[Ref: 59687] £260.00
(£312.00 incl.VAT)
The Dracæna Draco, or Celebrated Dragon Tree, at Ortava in the Island of Tenerife. Proof.
Drawn on the Spot by J.J. Williams. R.G. Reeve, sc.
[n.d., c.1819.]
Scarce aquatint. Sheet 585 x 380mm (23 x 15"). Trimmed within plate, several tears taped. Slightly time stained.
An old dragon tree with a door in its trunk leading to a chapel. A gash in its stem releases its ''dragon's blood'' resin (used in varnishes and photo-engraving). The tree was believed to be several thousand years old, already in decline when the Venetian explorer Alvise Cadamosto saw it in 1455. A storm in July 1819 caused the horizontal split (the date on the sign); the tree fell in 1867. Wellcome 21027i.
[Ref: 59684] £480.00
The Chipstead Elm.
J.G. Strutt.
[n.d., c.1826.]
Etching, printed on chine collé. 380 x 315mm (15 x 12¼"), large margins.
A sixty-foot elm in Chipstead, Kent. From the expanded edition of 'Sylva Britannica, or portraits of Forest trees, distinguished for their antiquity, magnitude or beauty' by Jacob George Strutt (1784-1867).
[Ref: 60025] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
The Tutbury Wych Elm.
J.G. Strutt.
[n.d., c.1826.]
Etching, printed on chine collé, Sheet 310 x 375mm (12¼ x 14¾"), large margins. Lacking backing paper, tear entering image at bottom.
A Wych elm or Scots elm near Tutbury Castle in Staffordshire. From the expanded edition of 'Sylva Britannica, or portraits of Forest trees, distinguished for their antiquity, magnitude or beauty' by Jacob George Strutt (1784-1867).
[Ref: 60002] £130.00
(£156.00 incl.VAT)
Wych Elm at Bagot's Mill.
J.G. Strutt 1825.
[n.d., c.1826.]
Etching, printed on chine collé, Sheet 315 x 380mm (12½ x 15"), large margins. Chine very slightly lifting in title centre.
A Wych elm or Scots elm in Bagot's Park in Staffordshire, now a shooting estate. From the expanded edition of 'Sylva Britannica, or portraits of Forest trees, distinguished for their antiquity, magnitude or beauty' by Jacob George Strutt (1784-1867).
[Ref: 60003] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
Ancient Elm, at Checquers.
J.G. Strutt fec.t 1825.
[n.d., c.1826.]
Etching, printed on chine collé. 385 x 320mm (15¼ x 12½"), large margins.
A massive elm tree at Chequers, then the home of the Greenhill-Russell family, almost a century before it became the country home of the Prime Minister. From the expanded edition of 'Sylva Britannica, or portraits of Forest trees, distinguished for their antiquity, magnitude or beauty' by Jacob George Strutt (1784-1867).
[Ref: 60024] £260.00
(£312.00 incl.VAT)
Wych-Elms at Polloc, Renfrewshire.
J.G. Strutt fec.t 1825.
[n.d., c.1826.]
Etching, printed on chine collé. 385 x 330mm (15¼ x 13"), large margins.
Wych elms or Scots elms. From the expanded edition of 'Sylva Britannica, or portraits of Forest trees, distinguished for their antiquity, magnitude or beauty' by Jacob George Strutt (1784-1867).
[Ref: 59996] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
Elms at Mongewell.
J.G. Strutt fec.t 1824.
[n.d., c.1826.]
Etching, printed on chine collé. 315mm x 380mm (12½" x 15"), large margins.
Elm trees near Wallingford, Oxfordshire. From the expanded edition of 'Sylva Britannica, or portraits of Forest trees, distinguished for their antiquity, magnitude or beauty' by Jacob George Strutt (1784-1867).
[Ref: 60034] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
Scotch-Fir at Dunmore.
J.G. Strutt fec.t 1826.
[n.d., c.1826.]
Etching, printed on chine collé. 385 x 315mm (15¼ x 12¼"), large margins.
A 67-foot high fir tree on the estate of the Earl of Dunmore. From the expanded edition of 'Sylva Britannica, or portraits of Forest trees, distinguished for their antiquity, magnitude or beauty' by Jacob George Strutt (1784-1867).
[Ref: 60000] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
Silver Fir at Roseneath.
J.G. Strutt fec.t 1825.
[n.d., c.1826.]
Etching, printed on chine collé. 385 x 315mm (15¼ x 12¼"), large margins.
A ninety-foot silver fir on the estate of the Duke of Argyll. From the expanded edition of 'Sylva Britannica, or portraits of Forest trees, distinguished for their antiquity, magnitude or beauty' by Jacob George Strutt (1784-1867).
[Ref: 60004] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
Larches at Dunkeld.
J.G. Strutt fec.t 1825.
[n.d., c.1826.]
Etching, printed on chine collé. 385 x 320mm (15¼ x 12½"), large margins.
A larch at Dunkeld, the estate of the Duke of Atholl, with Dunkeld Abbey behind. From the expanded edition of 'Sylva Britannica, or portraits of Forest trees, distinguished for their antiquity, magnitude or beauty' by Jacob George Strutt (1784-1867).
[Ref: 60021] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
Lime and Sycamore in Cobham Park.
J.G. Strutt 1824.
[n.d., c.1826.]
Etching, printed on chine collé. 315 x 380mm (12½ x 15"), large margins. Chine slightly lifting.
Two large trees in the landscaped gardens of Cobham Park, as designed by John Bridges in the 1720s, rebuilt 1873. From the expanded edition of 'Sylva Britannica, or portraits of Forest trees, distinguished for their antiquity, magnitude or beauty' by Jacob George Strutt (1784-1867).
[Ref: 60023] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
The Moor-Park Lime Tree.
J.G. Strutt.
[n.d., c.1826.]
Etching, printed on chine collé. 315mm x 375mm (12½" x 14¾"), large margins.
A lime tree at Moor Park, Hertfordshire, the branches of which had a diameter of 122 feet. From the expanded edition of 'Sylva Britannica, or portraits of Forest trees, distinguished for their antiquity, magnitude or beauty' by Jacob George Strutt (1784-1867).
[Ref: 60029] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
Maple at Boldre, in the New-Forest.
J.G. Strutt fec.t 1825.
[n.d., c.1826.]
Etching, printed on chine collé. 320mm x 375mm (12¾" x 14¾"), large margins.
An extant maple tree in the churchyard of St. John the Baptist, on which is an inscription to writer William Gilpin, who is buried to one side of the tree. From the expanded edition of 'Sylva Britannica, or portraits of Forest trees, distinguished for their antiquity, magnitude or beauty' by Jacob George Strutt (1784-1867).
[Ref: 60031] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
The Squitch-bank Oak in Bagot's Park.
J.G. Strutt 1823.
[n.d., c.1826.]
Etching, printed on chine collé. 315 x 380mm (12¼ x 15"), large margins.
A tree in Bagot's Park in Staffordshire, now a shooting estate. From the expanded edition of 'Sylva Britannica, or portraits of Forest trees, distinguished for their antiquity, magnitude or beauty' by Jacob George Strutt (1784-1867).
[Ref: 59998] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
['Stately'] The tall Oak at Fredville.
J.G. Strutt 1824.
[n.d., c.1826.]
Etching, printed on chine collé. 380 x 310mm (15 x 12¼"), large margins.
An oak in Fredville Park, Kent, probably 'Stately', one of four large oaks on the estate. From the expanded edition of 'Sylva Britannica, or portraits of Forest trees, distinguished for their antiquity, magnitude or beauty' by Jacob George Strutt (1784-1867).
[Ref: 59994] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
The Wallace Oak.
J.G. Strutt 1825.
[n.d., c.1826.]
Etching, printed on chine collé. 380 x 310mm (15 x 12¼"), large margins.
A portrait of a massive oak at Port Glasgow, to which Scottish independence leader William Wallace was said to have been chained in 1305 by the English. From the expanded edition of 'Sylva Britannica, or portraits of Forest trees, distinguished for their antiquity, magnitude or beauty' by Jacob George Strutt (1784-1867).
[Ref: 59993] £190.00
(£228.00 incl.VAT)
The Shelton Oak.
J.G. Strutt 1823 [3 reversed]
[n.d., c.1826.]
Etching, printed on chine collé. 380 x 310mm (15 x 12¼"), with large margins.. Chine slightly lifting on left.
A portrait of a massive oak near Shrewsbury, possibly the "grette Oak at Shelton" mentioned in a document from the time of Henry III (1216-72), and believed to be the tree Owain Glyndwr climbed to view the 1403 Battle of Shrewsbury. It fell in the 1940s and was cleared a decade later. From the expanded edition of 'Sylva Britannica, or portraits of Forest trees, distinguished for their antiquity, magnitude or beauty' by Jacob George Strutt (1784-1867).
[Ref: 59992] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
Oak at Norton in Suffolk.
Drawn and Etched by J.G.Strutt.
London, Published June 1.st 1821 by J.G. Strutt, 34 Percy Street, Bedford Square.
Etching, printed on chine collé. Sheet 290 x 365mm (11½ x 14¼"), large margins. Trimmed within plate, chine collé lifting, some spotting.
An ancient oak.
[Ref: 60037] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
Oriental Plane at Lee-Place.
J.G. Strutt. 1824.
[n.d., c.1826.]
Etching, printed on chine collé. 380 x 315mm (15 x 12½"), large margins.
An Oriental Plane tree at Lee Court, Blackheath, believed to be one of the first to be planted in England, described in Evelyn's diary in 1683. An angler sits underneath. From the expanded edition of 'Sylva Britannica, or portraits of Forest trees, distinguished for their antiquity, magnitude or beauty' by Jacob George Strutt (1784-1867).
[Ref: 60027] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
Black Poplar at Bury S.t Edmund's.
J.G. Strutt fec.t 1823.
[n.d., c.1826.]
Etching, printed on chine collé. 310mm x 380mm (12¼" x 15"), large margins.
A Black Poplar by the 'Abbott's Bridge' over the river Lark, still extant. From the expanded edition of 'Sylva Britannica, or portraits of Forest trees, distinguished for their antiquity, magnitude or beauty' by Jacob George Strutt (1784-1867).
[Ref: 60036] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
Sycamore at Bishopton, Renfrewshire.
J.G. Strutt fec.t 1825.
[n.d., c.1826.]
Etching, printed on chine collé. 320 x 380mm (12½ x 15"), large margins.
A portrait of a large sycamore on the Clyde, opposite Dumbarton. From the expanded edition of 'Sylva Britannica, or portraits of Forest trees, distinguished for their antiquity, magnitude or beauty' by Jacob George Strutt (1784-1867).
[Ref: 59999] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
Willow at Bury St Edmunds.
J.G. Strutt 1823.
[n.d., c.1826.]
Etching, printed on chine collé. 315 x 380mm (12¼ x 15"), large margins
''The Abbot's Willow'. From the expanded edition of 'Sylva Britannica, or portraits of Forest trees, distinguished for their antiquity, magnitude or beauty' by Jacob George Strutt (1784-1867).
[Ref: 59995] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
The Yew Tree at Ankerwyke.
J.G. Strutt.
[n.d., c.1826.]
Etching, printed on chine collé. 315mm x 380mm (12½" x 15"), large margins. Slight crease bottom right margin.
The Ankerwyke Yew, Wraysbury, which is at least 1,400 years old and possibly as old as 2,500. Overlooking Runnymede, it is said to have witnessed the signing of the Magna Charta in 1215 and where Henry VIII courted Anne Boleyn in the 1530s. In 2002 The Tree Council named it one of fifty Great British Trees. From the expanded edition of 'Sylva Britannica, or portraits of Forest trees, distinguished for their antiquity, magnitude or beauty' by Jacob George Strutt (1784-1867).
[Ref: 60030] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
The Great Yew at Forlingal [Fortingall].
J.G. Strutt fec.t 1825.
[n.d., c.1826.]
Etching, printed on chine collé. 320mm x 375mm (12¾" x 14¾"), large margins.
An ancient yew still in the churchyard of Fortingall in Perthshire, considered one of the oldest trees in Britain, with estimates ranging from 2,000 to 5,000 years old. From the expanded edition of 'Sylva Britannica, or portraits of Forest trees, distinguished for their antiquity, magnitude or beauty' by Jacob George Strutt (1784-1867).
[Ref: 60032] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
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