Queen Adelaide's Beech

1864

Earl of Caithness

Artist, British, 1821 - 1881

William Bambridge

Artist, British, 1819 - 1879

Earl of Caithness and William Bambridge

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 29 × 23.3 cm (11 7/16 × 9 3/16 in.)
    mount: 56.8 × 42.9 cm (22 3/8 × 16 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.36.63

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

David and Mary Robinson, Sausalito, CA; NGA purchase, 1995.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on mount, lower center printed in black ink: QUEEN ADELAIDE'S BEECH / HEIGHT 50 FEET CIRCUMFERENCE 8 FEET 6 INCHES / PROBABLE AGE 140 YEARS / And on my trunk's surviving frame / Carv'd many a longforgotten name / CAMPBELL'S Beech Tree's Petition

Wikidata ID

Q64147052

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