British Satirical School (late 18th Century) – A Foreign Tree / Subitarius
Pen and ink with grey and colour washes on laid watermarked paper, displayed in an 18thc period frame. A printed example of the drawing was published together with its partner, titled: ‘British Tree of True Liberty’; unfortunately, the author’s details are unknown.
Drawing: 12 x 8 5/8 in. (30.5 x 22 cm.)
Frame: 20 7/8 x 17 1/8 in. (53 x 43.6 cm.)
Watermark; FINCH Provenance: The estate of Lloyd Tyrell-Kenyon, 6th Baron Kenyon, who died in 2019. Consigned to Trevanion, Fine Art & Antique Auction, June 23, 2021. Part lot 512.
Please note: Both the prints shown in the secondary photos are not included in the sale of this drawing.
Condition: The colours have faded a little and the paper has some missing areas around the borders which have been infilled, the entire sheet has been cleaned and consolidated by lining onto archival backing paper. All work has been carried out by an accredited paper conservator.
The engravings ridicule the unrest wrought by French revolutionaries by contrasting French subversion with British stability. The “British Liberty Tree” (depicted in the preceding image) is assigned to the mock Latin genus of “Stabilissimus,” while the more sickly looking “Foreign Tree” in this image is put in the genus “Subitarius.” Notice in the background of the latter, a guillotine, symbol of all that is wrong with France.
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M: 07790 208 712Antique Number: SA1106892
Dateline of this antique is Georgian
Height is 53cm (20.9inches)Width is 43.6cm (17.2inches)Depth is 0cm (0.0inches)
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