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C1886
Sir John Franklin.
Colonial engraved portrait of Sir John Franklin (1786-1847) was a British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer. After serving in wars against Napoleonic France and the United States, he led two expeditions into the Canadian Arctic, in 1819 and 1825, … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Sir John Franklin.
Date:
C1886
Engraver:
J.M.Negelen
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Engraving.
Image Size:
185mm
x 235mm
Paper Size:
194mm
x 238mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1886
Description:
Colonial engraved portrait of Sir John Franklin (1786-1847) was a British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer. After serving in wars against Napoleonic France and the United States, he led two expeditions into the Canadian Arctic, in 1819 and 1825, and served as Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen’s Land from 1839 to 1843. During his third and final expedition to force the Northwest Passage in 1845, Franklin’s ships became icebound off King William Island in what is now Nunavut, where he died in June 1847. The icebound ships were abandoned ten months later and the entire crew died, from causes such as starvation, hypothermia, and scurvy.
Thomas Herbert Maguire (1821 - 1895)
Thomas Herbert Maguire (1821 –1895) was an English artist and engraver, noted for his portraits of prominent figures. Maguire was a brilliant pupil of master lithographer and line-engraver, Richard James Lane (1800-1872), one of the favourite collaborators of the Swiss portrait painter, Alfred Edward Chalon.
