Queen Adelaide's Beech
before 1864
James Sinclair, 14th Earl of Caithness
James Sinclair, 14th Earl of Caithness (British, 1821–1881)
Photography
The History of Windsor's Great Park and Windsor Forest by William Menzies: Queen Adelaide's Beech, before 1864. James Sinclair, 14th Earl of Caithness (British, 1821–1881), or William Bambridge (British, 1819–1879). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 29.1 x 23.5 cm (11 7/16 x 9 1/4 in.); matted: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1997.129
- Maker/Artist
- James Sinclair, 14th Earl of Caithness
- Classification
- Photograph
- Formatted Medium
- albumen print from wet collodion negative
- Dimensions
- Image: 29.1 x 23.5 cm (11 7/16 x 9 1/4 in.); Matted: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Printed in black ink on recto: "QUEEN ADELAIDE'S BEECH. / HEIGHT 50 FEET. CIRCUMFERENCE 8 FEET 6 INCHES / PROBABLY AGE 140 YEARS. / And on my trunk's surviving frame / Carv'd many a long forgotten name. / CAMPBELL's Beech Tree's Petition.
- Departments
- Photography
- Accession Number
- 1997.129
- Credit Line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Exhibitions
- Pioneers of Landscape Photography from the Museum's Collection, Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; August 12, 2000 - January 3, 2001. "Pioneers of Landscape Photography from the Museum's Collection."
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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