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| Accession no.: |
N: 1973 |
| Object name: |
Lithograph |
| Title: |
Rear Admiral Sir James Clark Ross, DCL, FRS |
| Description: |
Proof of the portrait of Rear-Admiral Sir James Clark Ross, engraved by Alexander Scott after a painting by Stephen Pearce. |
| Medium: |
Lithograph |
| Artist: |
Pearce, Stephen |
| Note: |
Signed by the artist and the engraver. Note, on front, lacking in this instance, but which appears on published sheets: 'Rear Admiral Sir James Clark Ross, DCL, FRS. From the Original Portait placed in the Royal Hospital Greenwich by several Naval Officers & Scientific Men, in honour of his great Discoveries & Achievements in the Arctic and the Antarctic Regions. North Magnetic Pole discovered 1st June 1831 - Highest North Latitude (82.44) attained 23rd July 1827 - Highest South Latitude (78.11) attained 23rd Feb 1842'. See Y: 50/20. |
| Dimensions: |
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Picture:
Width: 475mm, height: 595mm
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mount:
Width: 495mm, height: 625mm
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Scott Polar Research Institute
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