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Chesnut Collection

The majestic Horse chestnut tree, also known as the Horse-Chesnut tree, is a symbol of strength and beauty

Background imageChesnut Collection: Horse chestnut tree; Horse-Chesnut tree

Horse chestnut tree; Horse-Chesnut tree. Engraving by John Miller, from John Evelyn, Silva; or, A discourse of forest-trees.Page 166. Date: 1776

Background imageChesnut Collection: Seminole Indians - USA, Florida, Everglades

Seminole Indians - USA, Florida, Everglades
The Everglades, Florida, USA. Seminole Indians on the Tamiami Trail. The Kitchen of Chesnut Billys Indian Camp. The Tamiami Trail was opened in 1928

Background imageChesnut Collection: Chesnut Tree

Chesnut Tree

Background imageChesnut Collection: Shadrach, a chestnut hunter in a landscape, 1856 (oil on canvas)

Shadrach, a chestnut hunter in a landscape, 1856 (oil on canvas)
3502564 Shadrach, a chestnut hunter in a landscape, 1856 (oil on canvas) by Webb, Byron (fl.1844-66); 71.1x91.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageChesnut Collection: Two Hacks, 1789 (oil on panel)

Two Hacks, 1789 (oil on panel)
HEH416405 Two Hacks, 1789 (oil on panel) by Stubbs, George (1724-1806) (after); 52.1x73.7 cm; Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA

Background imageChesnut Collection: Chesnut Street from Seventh to Sixth (North Side), illustration from Baxter

Chesnut Street from Seventh to Sixth (North Side), illustration from Baxter
1547545 Chesnut Street from Seventh to Sixth (North Side), illustration from Baxters Panoramic Business Directory of Philadelphia, 1859 (coloured engraving) by American School

Background imageChesnut Collection: Grey and chestnut horses (oil on canvas)

Grey and chestnut horses (oil on canvas)
OJ379555 Grey and chestnut horses (oil on canvas) by Smythe, Edward Robert (1810-99); 29.2x35.6 cm; Private Collection; eAckermann Johnson; English, out of copyright

Background imageChesnut Collection: Misjudging the Jump, plate from Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders

Misjudging the Jump, plate from Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders
BSA266707 Misjudging the Jump, plate from Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders, 1815 (colour engraving) by Alken, Henry Thomas (1785-1851)

Background imageChesnut Collection: The cheating Neapolitan chesnut huckster (engraving)

The cheating Neapolitan chesnut huckster (engraving)
980549 The cheating Neapolitan chesnut huckster (engraving) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The cheating Neapolitan chesnut huckster)

Background imageChesnut Collection: Stallion and Mare (oil on canvas)

Stallion and Mare (oil on canvas)
BSA273479 Stallion and Mare (oil on canvas) by Woodward, Thomas (1801-52); Private Collection; eThe British Sporting Art Trust; English, out of copyright

Background imageChesnut Collection: Self portrait (pastel on paper)

Self portrait (pastel on paper)
BSA408893 Self portrait (pastel on paper) by Aldin, Cecil Charles Windsor (1870-1935); 96.5x76.2 cm; Private Collection; eThe British Sporting Art Trust; English, out of copyright

Background imageChesnut Collection: Baronet with Sam Chifney Up, 1791 (oil on canvas)

Baronet with Sam Chifney Up, 1791 (oil on canvas)
HEH416404 Baronet with Sam Chifney Up, 1791 (oil on canvas) by Stubbs, George (1724-1806); 95.9x127 cm; Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA

Background imageChesnut Collection: Robinson Crusoes chesnut tree (engraving)

Robinson Crusoes chesnut tree (engraving)
6010294 Robinson Crusoes chesnut tree (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robinson Crusoes chesnut tree)

Background imageChesnut Collection: Shoveller Held by her Trainer Will Chifney, 1819 (oil on canvas)

Shoveller Held by her Trainer Will Chifney, 1819 (oil on canvas)
HEH416401 Shoveller Held by her Trainer Will Chifney, 1819 (oil on canvas) by Marshall, Benjamin (1767-1835); 102.2x127.6 cm; Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA

Background imageChesnut Collection: Sam with Sam Chifney, Jr. Up, 1818 (oil on canvas)

Sam with Sam Chifney, Jr. Up, 1818 (oil on canvas)
HEH416400 Sam with Sam Chifney, Jr. Up, 1818 (oil on canvas) by Marshall, Benjamin (1767-1835); 101.9x127.6 cm; Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA

Background imageChesnut Collection: Kentucky Woodpecker, 1834 (oil on canvas)

Kentucky Woodpecker, 1834 (oil on canvas)
CLK339832 Kentucky Woodpecker, 1834 (oil on canvas) by Troye, Edward (1808-74); 57.2x70 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; American, out of copyright

Background imageChesnut Collection: Chesnut shelled Indian buprestis, Buprestis chrysis

Chesnut shelled Indian buprestis, Buprestis chrysis.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany 1812

Background imageChesnut Collection: Knitted sleeveless waistcoat, circa 1941

Knitted sleeveless waistcoat, circa 1941
A lady models a knitted sleeveless waistcoat, circa 1941. She holds what looks like a budding chesnut branch in her hands-perhaps shes doing a spot of gardening. Date: c. 1941

Background imageChesnut Collection: POSTER: LANGUAGE, 1887. Poster showing a variety animals, objects, activities, and people

POSTER: LANGUAGE, 1887. Poster showing a variety animals, objects, activities, and people, labelled with both the Japanese and English word. Woodcut by Kamekichi Tsunajima, 1887

Background imageChesnut Collection: Plants for the production of tanning materials 1895

Plants for the production of tanning materials 1895
Meyers Konversations-Lexikon. Ein Nachschlagewerk des allgemeinen Wissens, 5th edition 17 volumes Bibliographisches Institut - Leipzig 1895-1897

Background imageChesnut Collection: Great Chesnut Tree of Mount AEtna

Great Chesnut Tree of Mount AEtna

Background imageChesnut Collection: Roasting Chestnuts, 1882 (oil on canvas)

Roasting Chestnuts, 1882 (oil on canvas)
XPG380578 Roasting Chestnuts, 1882 (oil on canvas) by Frere, Pierre Edouard (1819-86); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Background imageChesnut Collection: Racehorse (oil on board)

Racehorse (oil on board)
BAL226698 Racehorse (oil on board) by Marshall, Benjamin (1767-1835); Private Collection; Courtesy of Thomas Brod and Patrick Pilkington; English, out of copyright

Background imageChesnut Collection: Horse and Carriage (oil on canvas)

Horse and Carriage (oil on canvas)
BAL226692 Horse and Carriage (oil on canvas) by Dalby, David of York (1780-1849); Private Collection; Courtesy of Thomas Brod and Patrick Pilkington; English, out of copyright

Background imageChesnut Collection: Samuel Murray, Thomas Eakins and William O Donovan in Eakinss Chestnut Street Studio, c

Samuel Murray, Thomas Eakins and William O Donovan in Eakinss Chestnut Street Studio, c
XOS1766134 Samuel Murray, Thomas Eakins and William O Donovan in Eakinss Chestnut Street Studio, c.1891-2 (platinum print) by Eakins, Thomas Cowperthwait (1844-1916); 8.9x9.2 cm; J

Background imageChesnut Collection: Two Female Models in Classical Costume with Eakinss Sculpture Arcadia, c

Two Female Models in Classical Costume with Eakinss Sculpture Arcadia, c
XOS1766131 Two Female Models in Classical Costume with Eakinss Sculpture Arcadia, c.1883 (platinum print) by Eakins, Thomas Cowperthwait (1844-1916); 8.7x7.3 cm; J

Background imageChesnut Collection: Two pure Arab sires of Queen Victoria

Two pure Arab sires of Queen Victoria
Hammon (the chesnut horse) bred in the stud of the King of Prussia at Trakehn and presented to her Majesty (Queen Victoria) by the King in 1844

Background imageChesnut Collection: Picture No. 10755093

Picture No. 10755093
Sweet chesnut in flower -male catkins (Castanea sativa) Date:

Background imageChesnut Collection: Picture No. 10754088

Picture No. 10754088
Horse chesnut in flower (Aesculus hippocastanum) Date:

Background imageChesnut Collection: Picture No. 10899143

Picture No. 10899143
Chesnut Eared Aracari (Pteroglossus castanotis) Date:

Background imageChesnut Collection: Picture No. 10899145

Picture No. 10899145
Chesnut Eared Aracari (Pteroglossus castanotis) Date:

Background imageChesnut Collection: Picture No. 10899144

Picture No. 10899144
Chesnut Eared Aracari (Pteroglossus castanotis) Date:

Background imageChesnut Collection: Picture No. 10899141

Picture No. 10899141
Chesnut Eared Aracari (Pteroglossus castanotis) Date:

Background imageChesnut Collection: Picture No. 10899142

Picture No. 10899142
Chesnut Eared Aracari (Pteroglossus castanotis) Date:

Background imageChesnut Collection: Picture No. 10892264

Picture No. 10892264
Chesnut-sided Warbler (Dendroica pensylvanica) Date:

Background imageChesnut Collection: Picture No. 10899822

Picture No. 10899822
Chesnut-backed Thrush (Zoothera dohertyi) Date:

Background imageChesnut Collection: Picture No. 10896595

Picture No. 10896595
Spanish Chestnut / European Chestnut / Sweet Chestnut - Chesnuts and chesnut burs in autumn (Castanea sativa) Date:

Background imageChesnut Collection: Picture No. 10896492

Picture No. 10896492
Spanish Chestnut / European Chestnut / Sweet Chestnut - Chesnuts and chesnut burs in autumn (Castanea sativa) Date:

Background imageChesnut Collection: Picture No. 10896473

Picture No. 10896473
Spanish Chestnut / European Chestnut / Sweet Chestnut - Chesnuts and chesnut burs in autumn (Castanea sativa) Date:

Background imageChesnut Collection: JAMES CHESNUT (1815-1885). Lawyer and senator from South Carolina, Confederate Army general

JAMES CHESNUT (1815-1885). Lawyer and senator from South Carolina, Confederate Army general and signatory of the Constitution of the Confederate States of America

Background imageChesnut Collection: Shanklands American fashions for spring & summer of 1853, 1

Shanklands American fashions for spring & summer of 1853, 1

Background imageChesnut Collection: American fashions, fall & winter 1849-50, by John R. Shankla

American fashions, fall & winter 1849-50, by John R. Shankla

Background imageChesnut Collection: A Grey and a Chesnut horse

A Grey and a Chesnut horse
Reproduction of a painting of a Grey and a Chesnut horse, set within a pale green frame containing horseshoe motifs. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageChesnut Collection: 21st Lancers - Standing to attention

21st Lancers - Standing to attention
Attention. 21st Lancers - Full Review Order - Full Dress. Date: circa 1916

Background imageChesnut Collection: Sweet chestnut spring growth

Sweet chestnut spring growth
Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) spring growth. New leaves sprouting on a sweet chestnut tree in spring. Photographed in Dorset, UK, in May

Background imageChesnut Collection: Sweet chesnut fruits

Sweet chesnut fruits
Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) fruits on autumn leaves. One is inside its half-open fruit casing (prickly). Photographed in October, in the New Forest, Hampshire, UK

Background imageChesnut Collection: Sweet chestnut Tree - in autumn: old trees cultivated for their crop

Sweet chestnut Tree - in autumn: old trees cultivated for their crop
ROG-11762 Sweet chestnut Tree - in autumn old trees cultivated for their crop. France Castanea sativa Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only



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The majestic Horse chestnut tree, also known as the Horse-Chesnut tree, is a symbol of strength and beauty. Native to North America, it holds great significance for the Seminole Indians in Florida's Everglades. In 1856, the talented artist Shadrach captured the essence of a chestnut hunter amidst a breathtaking landscape on canvas. The painting showcases the deep connection between humans and nature. Another artwork that celebrates this magnificent tree is "Two Hacks, " painted in 1789. This oil-on-panel masterpiece portrays two horses with lustrous chestnut coats, their elegance shining through. Chesnut Street from Seventh to Sixth (North Side) comes alive in an illustration by Baxter. The bustling street depicts a vibrant cityscape where people stroll under the shade of towering chestnut trees. Grey and chestnut horses gallop across an enchanting canvas, showcasing their grace and power. The artist skillfully captures their every detail with oil paints. Sometimes even experienced riders misjudge jumps, as depicted in "Misjudging the Jump. " This plate from Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders serves as a reminder that even noble creatures like they can face challenges. An engraving titled "The cheating Neapolitan chesnut huckster" sheds light on dishonest practices surrounding these beloved nuts. It reminds us to be cautious when dealing with unscrupulous individuals. A stallion and mare stand side by side in perfect harmony on another captivating canvas. Their glossy chestnut coats glisten under sunlight while they exude strength and tenderness simultaneously. A self-portrait rendered in pastel on paper showcases an artist's affinity for capturing his own likeness while surrounded by nature's wonders - including a prominent horse-chestnut tree standing tall behind him. Lastly, Sir Sam Chifney rides Baronet majestically through fields adorned with blooming chesnuts in an exquisite oil-on-canvas painting from 1791.