John Rae

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John Rae

by Stephen Pearce
oil on millboard, exhibited 1853
15 1/8 in. x 13 1/4 in. (384 mm x 337 mm)
Bequeathed by John Barrow, 1899
Primary Collection
NPG 1213

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John Rae (1813-1893), Arctic explorer and surgeon. Sitter in 3 portraits.

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Stephen Pearce (1819-1904), Portrait and equestrian painter. Artist associated with 63 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.

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NPG D39171: John Rae (source portrait)

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Ormond, Richard, Early Victorian Portraits, 1973, p. 389
Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 510

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Arctic explorers: paintings by Stephen Pearce, 1850-86

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