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Here Pope Sung.
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)
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Horse-Chestnut at Burleigh.
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)
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Abele.
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)
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Pine.
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)
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The Dracæna Draco, or Celebrated Dragon Tree, at Ortava in the Island of Tenerife.
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  
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Ancient Elm, at Checquers.
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)
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The Chipstead Elm.
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)

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Wych-Elms at Polloc, Renfrewshire.
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)

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Scotch-Fir at Dunmore.
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)
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Silver Fir at Roseneath.
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)
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Larches at Dunkeld.
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)
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Lime and Sycamore in Cobham Park.
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)
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The Shelton Oak.
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)
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The Wallace Oak.
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)
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['Stately'] The tall Oak at Fredville.
['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)
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Oriental Plane at Lee-Place.
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)
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