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Lawrence Oates

(1880-1912), Antarctic explorer

Lawrence Edward Grace Oates

Sitter associated with 4 portraits
Antarctic explorer; member of Scott's expedition which reached the South Pole in 1912; on the return, Oates walked to his death in a blizzard to try to save his companions. Nicknamed 'the soldier' and called by Scott 'the cheery old pessimist', he was devoted to animals.

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