File:Commander James Clark Ross, 1800-62 RMG L9767.jpg
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[edit]John R. Wildman: Commander James Clark Ross, 1800-62
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Commander James Clark Ross, 1800-62  |
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| Object type | painting | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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portrait |
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| Description |
English: Commander James Clark Ross, 1800-62 A three-quarter-length portrait slightly to left, head turned to right. Ross looks towards the right and directs his gaze out of the picture space. Although the insignia on the epaulettes is obscured so that his rank is not clear from the uniform, the early 1834 exhibition date and title of the painting confirms he is shown as a commander, since he was only promoted to captain in October that year. Draped over his left shoulder he wears a bear's skin. In his right hand he holds a sheathed sword by its scabbard across his front. The Pole Star shines in the sky top right and in the lower right corner of the painting a magnetic dip-circle sits on a table. Most of the background is either dark sky or the inhospitable rocky terrain of the Canadian Arctic. This highly romanticized portrayal marks Ross's return from an expedition Arctic in 1829-33. During this voyage, he and his uncle, Sir John Ross, discovered the north magnetic pole, at that time located west of the Boothia Peninsula. In 1839-43, Ross commanded the 'Erebus' and 'Terror' on one of the earliest Antarctic expeditions and was knighted on his return. The artist has paid considerable attention to detail and concentrated on the luxurious tactile quality of the fur and uniform. He has intentionally highlighted the gold on Ross's braid, the ring on his finger, the brilliance of the star, the gleaming dip-circle, and the tassels, buttons, epaulettes and sword. He has foregrounded the texture of the fur in contrast to the black sky and icy background. Man has tamed nature, symbolized by the bearskin and scientific instrument. Jane, Lady Franklin, who knew Ross well, called him 'the handsomest man in the Navy', to which view this portrait lends much support. The artist was born in Hackney and set up in practice as a portrait painter in London. He exhibited at the Royal Academy, 1823-39. This portrait was exhibited at the (Royal) Society of British Artists in 1834 as 'Commander James Clark Ross, R.N., F.R.S., F.R.A.S., F.L.S., etc., Discoverer of the North Pole'. The Museum also has copies of the mezzotint made from it by R. M. Hodgetts and published by Colnaghi in 1835. The painting is signed 'J R Wildman'. |
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James Clark Ross |
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| Date | 1834 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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oil on canvas |
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| Dimensions | Painting: 1442 x 1120 mm; Frame: 1700 mm x 1400 mm x 105 mm; Overall: 53.2 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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BHC2981 |
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| Notes | Signed. This object was sighted as being on display during the Collections Inventory Project (2001-2005).It will need to be checked for object numbers and its condition activity updated | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/14454 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Permission (Reusing this file) |
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 | Acquisition Number: OP1965-11 id number: BHC2981 |
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| Collection | Oil paintings | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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