This Portrait of Captain Penny,... (William Penny)

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• ARTIST: Stephen Pearce

• PUBLISHER: London Published by Henry Graves & Co.

• MEDIUM: Mix-media line, stipple and mezzotint.

  DATE: 1853

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 16 7/8 x 13 1/2" (43 x 34.4 cm). Sheet size 27 x 21 1/4" (68.7 x 54.2 cm)

• DESCRIPTION: William Penny (1809-1892) was a Scottish born mariner who from the age of 12 joined his father on whaling expeditions to the Arctic. His expertise led to him being approached to take part in the search for the lost Arctic expedition under Sir John Franklin. In 1847 he commanded the whaler St Andrew in Baffin Bay and began a search for the but failed to get through Lancaster Sound. He returned for a second search in 1849 on the whale ship Advice but was again turned back by ice. In 1850, and with financial backing of Lady Jane Franklin, he was put in charge of the ships Lady Franklin and Sophia, he joined the expedition under Captain Horatio Austin to investigate the areas of Wellington Channel and Beechey Island. After wintering at Assistance Bay on Cornwallis Island, Penny proceeded to the Wellington Channel, discovering there Queens Channel and the eponymous Penny Strait. A disagreement with Austin led to his return to Scotland, but his contribution was recognized with the portrait of him by Stephen Pearce (now in the National Portrait Gallery).<br><br> Sadly there were no survivors from the Franklin Expedition.<br><br>

• ADDITIONAL INFO: A fine large margined impression of this print.

• CONDITION: Very good condition.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Portraits , Cartographers, Scientists & Philosophers