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Sir Francis Beaufort

Sir Francis Beaufort

1774-1857
Rear-Admiral and hydrographer
Sitter in 6 portraits
Sir John Franklin

Sir John Franklin

1786-1847
Arctic explorer
Sitter in 8 portraits
Sir James Clark Ross

Sir James Clark Ross

1800-1862
Rear-Admiral and Arctic explorer
Sitter in 15 portraits
Sir John Ross

Sir John Ross

1777-1856
Rear-Admiral and Arctic explorer
Sitter in 7 portraits
Sir Ranulph Fiennes

Sir Ranulph Fiennes

1944-
Explorer
Sitter associated with 20 portraits
Sir Horatio Thomas Austin

Sir Horatio Thomas Austin

1801-1865
Admiral and explorer
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sir George Back

Sir George Back

1796-1878
Naval officer and explorer
Sitter in 6 portraits
Sir John Barrow, 1st Bt

Sir John Barrow, 1st Bt

1764-1848
Writer; founder of the Royal Geographical Society
Sitter in 6 portraits
Frederick William Beechey

Frederick William Beechey

1796-1856
Rear-Admiral and geographer
Sitter in 4 portraits
Joseph René Bellot

Joseph René Bellot

1826-1853
French Arctic explorer
Sitter in 2 portraits
Edward Joseph Bird

Edward Joseph Bird

1799-1881
Admiral
Sitter in 2 portraits
Sir Richard Collinson

Sir Richard Collinson

1811-1883
Naval officer and explorer
Sitter in 4 portraits
Archibald Lang Fleming

Archibald Lang Fleming

1883-1953
First Bishop of the Arctic
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sir Alexander Richard Glen

Sir Alexander Richard Glen

1912-2004
Arctic explorer, Intelligence officer and businessman; Chairman of the British Tourist Authority
Sitter in 1 portrait
William Alexander Baillie Hamilton

William Alexander Baillie Hamilton

1803-1881
Admiral
Sitter in 3 portraits
John Hepburn

John Hepburn

1794-1861
Arctic explorer
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sir Edward Augustus Inglefield

Sir Edward Augustus Inglefield

1820-1894
Admiral and Arctic explorer
Sitter in 6 portraits
Thomas James

Thomas James

1593?-1635
Arctic explorer; author of the book 'The Strange and Dangerous Voyage of Captain Thomas James' (1633)
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sir Henry Kellett

Sir Henry Kellett

1806-1875
Vice-Admiral
Sitter in 2 portraits
William Kennedy

William Kennedy

1813-1890
Sailor
Sitter in 2 portraits

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