Museum catalogue: Antarctic Collection
Kaptein Carl Anton Larsen
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Accession no.: | L: 2019/1 | ||||||||||
Object name: | Bust | ||||||||||
Title: | Kaptein Carl Anton Larsen | ||||||||||
Description: | A 1930 cast bronze bust by artist Trygve Thorsen of Carl Anton Larsen, Norwegian whaling magnate, with separate inscribed memorial plaque dated August 2000. | ||||||||||
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Number of items: | 3 | ||||||||||
Full description: |
A hollow, cast bronze bust of the head and shoulders of Carl Anton Larsen wearing a wingtip dress shirt, tie and jacket. Bust is signed and dated on reverse by artist, Trygve Thorsen, 1930. Threaded fittings inside bust at lower-shoulder level for affixing to plinth or bracket. Accompanied with separate modern bronze bracket from c. 2000 with inscribed plaque with dedication detailing various honours awarded to Larsen in life and posthumously. |
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