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In 1758 the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacture and Commerce made the first of its many awards intended to promote re-afforestation in Great Britain. A gold medal was awarded to Henry, 5th Duke of Beaufort, to mark the planting of acorns 'for the raising of Oak Timber' upon 23 acres of his estate at Hawkesbury, Gloucestershire. The artist, Anna Zinkeisen, depicted the Duke (in a red coat) listening as his steward, Robert Croucher, reads an advertisement of the conditions upon which the Society's offer of the medal was made. The mounted figure on the left is the Duke's sister, Lady Anne Somerset. Badminton House, the Duke's home, can be seen in the distance. This image was reproduced as a RSA Christmas card in 1958.

Royal Society of Arts

London

Title

Tree Planting at Badminton

Date

1958

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 62 x W 75 cm

Accession number

RSA001

Acquisition method

commissioned by the RSA to commemorate the planting of 40,000,000–50,000,000 trees for Naval Purposes, 1958

Work type

Painting

Royal Society of Arts

8 John Adam Street, London, Greater London WC2N 6EZ England

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Artist or maker

Anna Katrina Zinkeisen

1901–1976

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