Robert Falcon Scott
(1868-1912), Antarctic explorerSitter 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.
by Daniel Albert Wehrschmidt (later Veresmith)
oil on canvas, 1905
NPG 2079
by Charles Percival Small
oil on canvas, based on photographs of 1910
NPG 1726
by Herbert George Ponting
carbon print, 7 October 1911
NPG P23
Captain Scott's Birthday Dinner, 6 June 1911
by Herbert George Ponting
carbon print, 6 June 1911
NPG P1100
by John Thomson & John Newlands (Messrs Thomson), published by The Regal Publishing Co
sepia photogravure, circa 1905
NPG x12891
by Maull & Fox
sepia photogravure on mount, circa 1905
NPG x12892
by Charles Percival Small
sepia-matte print, 1910
NPG x22554
by Charles Percival Small
sepia-matte print, 1910
NPG x22555
by Henry Robertson ('Birdie') Bowers, added to by Herbert George Ponting
vintage print, 17 January 1912
NPG x135720
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 "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
bromide postcard print, published circa 1912
NPG x197645
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
issued by Sarony & Co, after Maull & Fox
gravure cigarette card, 1924 (circa 1905)
NPG D48934
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