File:Shackleton's 'Quest' (?) RMG PV2116.jpg
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creator QS:P170,Q2579750 |
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English: Shackleton's 'Quest' (?) Medium includes graphite. This drawing of a small steam auxiliary sailing ship seen from astern, flying the white ensign, is inscribed lower left 'Shackleton'. Though the name on the counter is indistinct it is of five letters suggesting it shows the 125-ton former sealer 'Quest', in which he made his last Antarctic departure from London in 21 September 1921 calling at Plymouth, which is the likely location. The expedition, of which the aims were rather vague, was largely financed by Shackleton's wealthy former school friend John Quiller Rowett, but got only as far as Grytviken, South Georgia, on 4 January 1922. In the early hours of the following morning Shackleton - who had not been well even when they started and had long concealed a weak heart - died on board, aged 47, of a heart attack. Though his body was sent home escorted by Leonard Hussey, it only reached Montevideo, where Hussey received instructions from Shackleton's wife to trun back and bury him where she was sure he wished to lie, in the far South. He was buried on 5 March 1922 in Norwegian whalers' cemetery at Grytviken. [PvdM 4/12] |
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circa 1921 date QS:P571,+1921-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
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Dimensions | 455 mm x 320 mm | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes | Box Title: Wyllie: Steamships, General. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/116266 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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The original artefact or artwork has been assessed as public domain by age, and faithful reproductions of the two dimensional work are also public domain. No permission is required for reuse for any purpose. The text of this image record has been derived from the Royal Museums Greenwich catalogue and image metadata. Individual data and facts such as date, author and title are not copyrightable, but reuse of longer descriptive text from the catalogue may not be considered fair use. Reuse of the text must be attributed to the "National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London" and a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 license may apply if not rewritten. Refer to Royal Museums Greenwich copyright. |
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Identifier InfoField | Caird Catalogue Number (CCAT): CC V1, P8, 65 Caird Catalogue Wyllie Collection Number: 87 U id number: PAE2116 |
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Collection InfoField | Fine art |
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