An old Yew, Anckerwycke near Staines, Seat of G.S. Harcourt Esq.r.
H.W. Burgess del.t. Printed by C. Hullmandel.
[London: J. Dickinson, 1827.]
Lithograph on chine collé. 350 x 415mm (13½ x 16¼") with very large margins.
The Ankerwycke Yew, believed to be between 1,400 and 2,500 years old. Situated on the opposite side of the Thames to Runnymede, the tree is said to be the last surviving witness to the signing of the Magna Carta. Plate 43 of 'Eidodendron: Views of the General Character and Appearance of Trees Foreign and Indigenous Connected with Picturesque Scenery'. Henry William Burgess (c.1792-1839) became landscape painter to the Duke of Clarence (later William IV) in 1826.
[Ref: 51282] £190.00
[London: J. Dickinson, 1827.]
Lithograph on chine collé. 350 x 415mm (13½ x 16¼") with very large margins.
The Ankerwycke Yew, believed to be between 1,400 and 2,500 years old. Situated on the opposite side of the Thames to Runnymede, the tree is said to be the last surviving witness to the signing of the Magna Carta. Plate 43 of 'Eidodendron: Views of the General Character and Appearance of Trees Foreign and Indigenous Connected with Picturesque Scenery'. Henry William Burgess (c.1792-1839) became landscape painter to the Duke of Clarence (later William IV) in 1826.
[Ref: 51282] £190.00