Lot Essay
Dr. Edmund Wilson (1872-1912) or "Uncle Bill", an experienced explorer, was one of Captain Scott's closest friends and served as chief of the scientific staff on the Terra Nova expedition.
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Dr. Edward Wilson, Scott's Antarctic Expedition, c. 1911
Details
HERBERT G. PONTING (1870-1935)
Dr. Edward Wilson, Scott's Antarctic Expedition, c. 1911
gelatin silver print
copyright blindstamp (on the recto); sitter, artist credits in pencil/ink, facsimile signature copyright credit, reproduction limitation stamps and collection labels affixed (on the verso)
image/sheet: 15 1/8in. x 10¾in. (38.4 x 27.3cm.)
Dr. Edward Wilson, Scott's Antarctic Expedition, c. 1911
gelatin silver print
copyright blindstamp (on the recto); sitter, artist credits in pencil/ink, facsimile signature copyright credit, reproduction limitation stamps and collection labels affixed (on the verso)
image/sheet: 15 1/8in. x 10¾in. (38.4 x 27.3cm.)
Literature
Hempleman-Adams et al., The Heart of the Great Alone: Scott, Shackleton and Antarctic Photography, Royal Collection Publications, 2012, pl. 13, p. 90
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