Captain Sir Robrt McClure: Travelling Costume

Institution

Royal Collection Trust

Object description:

Photograph of a half-length portrait of Captain Sir Robert McClure, Commander of the Investigator sent out in search of Sir John Franklin, standing in three-quarters left stance. He wears Arctic dress consisting of mittens, gloves, overcoat and balaclava. His left hand rests on his hip and in his right hand he holds a long pole. He carries a bag and has a ?gun slung over his shoulder

Object/Work type:

photographs

Cultural Heritage type:

Visual Works (hierarchy name)

Location:

London - United Kingdom

Object measurements:

16.0 x 15.8 cm (image)

Production

Sir Edward Augustus Inglefield (1820-94) (photographer)

Date: 1854

Place: Greenland

Material/Technique: Albumen print

Provenance

Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901) (Acquirer)

Material/Technique: [None]

Subject/theme:

Sir Robert Le Mesurier McClure, Greenland

Resource

Rights Type:  

Record

Source: Royal Collection Trust