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60 - James C. Ross, rear-admiral, (1800-1862)
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James C. Ross, rear-admiral, (1800-1862) dating: 1848 provenance: United Kingdom, Oil on panel. Depicting the rear admiral in a three-quarter profile during one of his Antarctic expeditions, wearing a naval officer’s uniform and a fur coat. The panel is inscribed "G.G." on the reverse and dated "1848". In a gilded wooden frame (pertinent?). The painting has a couple of slight areas with missing parts, but is generally well preserved. Provenance: formerly from the Carlo Garello Collection. Sir James Clark Ross was a rear admiral in the Royal Navy who took part in and led several exploratory expeditions to both the North Pole and Antarctica. He took part in expeditions organised by John Ross (his uncle) and in four expeditions led by the renowned William Edward Parry. He also commanded his own exploratory expedition to Antarctica from 1839 to 1843, which effectively confirmed the existence of the continent and determined the position of the South Magnetic Pole.
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