Wellingtonia or mammoth tree (Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindley) Bucholz) towering above surrounding forest and person at its base. Coloured lithograph after W.P. Blake, c.1857.

  • Blake, William P. (William Phipps), 1826-1910.
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1857
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20150i
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Wellingtonia or mammoth tree (Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindley) Bucholz) towering above surrounding forest and person at its base. Coloured lithograph after W.P. Blake, c.1857. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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[Washington, D.C.] : [publisher not identified] (Phil[adelphi]a : Th. Sinclair's lith.)

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1 print : lithograph, with watercolour

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Mammoth tree "beauty of the forest" Sequoia gigantea, Torrey. W.R. Blake U.S.P.R.R. Exp. & Surveys. Cal.

Exhibitions note

Exhibited in "Tranquillity" at Wellcome Collection, 15 July 2021 - 9 January 2022

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Wellcome Collection 20150i

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Although the artist's name is clearly printed as W.R. Blake, the impression in the Amon Carter Museum is attributed to William Phipps Blake (1826-1910), which seems to be correct: "Besides identifying geologic features along the route and exploring the mining fields of California, he was author of several of the Railroad Survey reports, which included his polished field sketches that are now sought after as works of art." (Wikipedia)

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