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Robert Falcon Scott

(1868-1912), Antarctic explorer

Sitter in 14 portraits
Robert Falcon Scott was born in Plymouth and began his naval career aged thirteen. From 1901 to 1904 he led the first National Antarctic Expedition on board the Discovery. The expedition reached further south than any previous attempt and Scott became a national hero. His second expedition on board the Terra Nova reached the Antarctic in January 1911 and set out for the pole the following November. Scott's team reached the South Pole in January 1912 only to find that the Norwegian explorer, Roald Amundsen had beaten him there. They encountered extreme weather conditions on their return and perished.

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Robert Falcon Scott, by Daniel Albert Wehrschmidt (later Veresmith) - NPG 2079

Robert Falcon Scott

by Daniel Albert Wehrschmidt (later Veresmith)
oil on canvas, 1905
NPG 2079

Robert Falcon Scott, by Charles Percival Small - NPG 1726

Robert Falcon Scott

by Charles Percival Small
oil on canvas, based on photographs of 1910
NPG 1726

Robert Falcon Scott, by Herbert George Ponting - NPG P23

Robert Falcon Scott

by Herbert George Ponting
carbon print, 7 October 1911
NPG P23

Robert Falcon Scott, by John Thomson & John Newlands (Messrs Thomson), published by  The Regal Publishing Co - NPG x12891

Robert Falcon Scott

by John Thomson & John Newlands (Messrs Thomson), published by The Regal Publishing Co
sepia photogravure, circa 1905
NPG x12891

Robert Falcon Scott, by Maull & Fox - NPG x12892

Robert Falcon Scott

by Maull & Fox
sepia photogravure on mount, circa 1905
NPG x12892

Robert Falcon Scott, by Charles Percival Small - NPG x22554

Robert Falcon Scott

by Charles Percival Small
sepia-matte print, 1910
NPG x22554

Robert Falcon Scott, by Charles Percival Small - NPG x22555

Robert Falcon Scott

by Charles Percival Small
sepia-matte print, 1910
NPG x22555

Robert Falcon Scott, by James Charles Dinham, published by  Rotary Photographic Co Ltd - NPG x197643

Robert Falcon Scott

by James Charles Dinham, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, published circa 1912
NPG x197643

'The South Polar Expedition: Captain Scott and his Exploration Ship

'The South Polar Expedition: Captain Scott and his Exploration Ship "Terra Nova"'

published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd, after James Charles Dinham
bromide postcard print, published circa 1912
NPG x197644

'In Memory of the Antartic Heroes', published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd, after  James Charles Dinham - NPG x197645

'In Memory of the Antartic Heroes'

published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd, after James Charles Dinham
bromide postcard print, published circa 1912
NPG x197645

Robert Falcon Scott ('Men of the Day. No. 2311.

Robert Falcon Scott ('Men of the Day. No. 2311. "The South Pole."')

by (Richard) Wallace Hester ('W. Hester', 'Hester', 'WH' and 'WH-')
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 19 February 1913
NPG D45701

Robert Falcon Scott, issued by Sarony & Co, after  Maull & Fox - NPG D48934

Robert Falcon Scott

issued by Sarony & Co, after Maull & Fox
gravure cigarette card, 1924 (circa 1905)
NPG D48934

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