National Photographic Record and Survey
Photograph
1903 (made)
1903 (made)
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The poet Byron inherited Newstead Abbey at the age of ten. He planted this oak on his first arrival there in 1798. On returning in 1807, he was shocked to see it choked by weeds, prompting his verse To an Oak at Newstead, which opens: ‘Young Oak! When I planted thee deep in the ground, / I hoped that thy days would be longer than mine; / That thy darkwaving branches would flourish around, / And ivy thy trunk with its mantle entwine.’ Only its stump remains today.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Platinum print mounted on card with hand written ink notation |
| Brief description | Photograph by Sir Benjamin Stone, 'Newstead Abbey and Oak planted by Lord Byron, Nottinghamshire', 1903, platinum print |
| Physical description | Black and white photograph mounted on card depicting a grand castellated house with tree in the foreground |
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| Credit line | Transferred from the British Museum |
| Summary | The poet Byron inherited Newstead Abbey at the age of ten. He planted this oak on his first arrival there in 1798. On returning in 1807, he was shocked to see it choked by weeds, prompting his verse To an Oak at Newstead, which opens: ‘Young Oak! When I planted thee deep in the ground, / I hoped that thy days would be longer than mine; / That thy darkwaving branches would flourish around, / And ivy thy trunk with its mantle entwine.’ Only its stump remains today. |
| Other number | 1905 6 13 56 - British Museum number |
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| Accession number | E.4634-2000 |
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| Record created | February 13, 2001 |
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