The Arctic portraits of Stephen Pearce

Abstract Between 1851 and 1877 Stephen Pearce (1819–1904) painted, among many other subjects, portraits of most of the distinguished 19th century British Arctic explorers. This article outlines Pearce's life, presents his most celebrated painting ‘The Arctic Council discussing a plan ofsearch f...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Stone, Ian R.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1988
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Arctic
Arctic Council
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s003224740002235x
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s003224740002235x 2024-03-03T08:40:21+00:00 The Arctic portraits of Stephen Pearce Stone, Ian R. 1988 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s003224740002235x https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S003224740002235X en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 24, issue 148, page 55-58 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1988 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s003224740002235x 2024-02-08T08:28:15Z Abstract Between 1851 and 1877 Stephen Pearce (1819–1904) painted, among many other subjects, portraits of most of the distinguished 19th century British Arctic explorers. This article outlines Pearce's life, presents his most celebrated painting ‘The Arctic Council discussing a plan ofsearch for John Franklin’, and catalogues the 25 Arctic portraits held by the National Portrait Gallery. A selection of four portraits spanning the artist's working life is illustrated. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Council Arctic Polar Record Cambridge University Press Arctic Polar Record 24 148 55 58
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