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Paintings and Drawings Gallery

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The Scott Polar Research Institute holds a unique art collection, with works of polar artists providing a fascinating view of early polar expeditions.

Choose from 34 pictures in our Paintings and Drawings collection for your Wall Art or Photo Gift. Popular choices include Framed Prints, Canvas Prints, Posters and Jigsaw Puzzles. All professionally made for quick delivery.


Looking east from Lookout Point, men and penguins, Elephant Island, 1916
Looking east from Lookout Point, men and penguins, Elephant Island, 1916
Artist: Samuel Gurney Cresswell Selection of 8 items
Artist: Samuel Gurney Cresswell
Selection of 8 items
Artists: Edward Wilson Selection of 20 items
Artists: Edward Wilson
Selection of 20 items
Artist: George Marston Selection of 4 items
Artist: George Marston
Selection of 4 items
The Brig Jane and Cutter Beaufoy, on 20th February 1823, bearing up in Latitude 74.15
The Brig Jane and Cutter Beaufoy, on 20th February 1823, bearing up in Latitude 74.15
HMS Terror. Arctic Expedition 1836-37
HMS Terror. Arctic Expedition 1836-37
Iridescent clouds, looking north from the Ramp on Cape Evans, 9 August 1911
Iridescent clouds, looking north from the Ramp on Cape Evans, 9 August 1911
Critical position of HMS Investigator on the north-coast of Baring Island, August
Critical position of HMS Investigator on the north-coast of Baring Island, August
Sledging over hummocky ice
Sledging over hummocky ice
Sledge-party leaving HMS Investigator in Mercy Bay, under command of Lieutenant Gurney
Sledge-party leaving HMS Investigator in Mercy Bay, under command of Lieutenant Gurney
HMS Investigator in the pack, October 8th 1850
HMS Investigator in the pack, October 8th 1850
Bold Headland on Baring Island
Bold Headland on Baring Island
Featured Paintings and Drawings Print

HMS Terror. Arctic Expedition 1836-37

HMS Terror, nine months in the Ice of Frozen-Strait, under the command of Captain, now Rear Admiral Sir George Back, April, 1836-37. Photograph from a painting by E.W.Cooke. Arctic Expedition 1836-37

Ice, Sailing Ship, Sea Ice, Ships, Snow

First discovery of land by HMS Investigator, September 6th 1850
First discovery of land by HMS Investigator, September 6th 1850
Camp on the breaking pack ice, Weddell Sea, 1915
Camp on the breaking pack ice, Weddell Sea, 1915
Paraselena. McMurdo Sound, 10.30am, 20 June 1911
Paraselena. McMurdo Sound, 10.30am, 20 June 1911
Melville Island from Banks Land
Melville Island from Banks Land
HMS Investigator running through a narrow channel in a snow storm, between grounded
HMS Investigator running through a narrow channel in a snow storm, between grounded
Earth shadows, Spring 1903
Earth shadows, Spring 1903
Discovery in winter quarters, McMurdo Sound looking north
Discovery in winter quarters, McMurdo Sound looking north
Look out from a camp on a large ice floe, Weddell Sea
Look out from a camp on a large ice floe, Weddell Sea
Edward Adrian Wilson, December 1909
Edward Adrian Wilson, December 1909
Skuas near nest
Skuas near nest
Curtain aurora
Curtain aurora
Paraselena 15 January 1911. 9.30pm Cape Evans McMurdo Sound
Paraselena 15 January 1911. 9.30pm Cape Evans McMurdo Sound
Featured Paintings and Drawings Print

Paraselena. McMurdo Sound, 10.30am, 20 June 1911

Medium: watercolour. Artist: E.A.Wilson (1872-1912). Expedition: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13 (Terra Nova). Paraselene, a moonlike optical illusion caused by moonlight passing through ice crystals in the upper atmosphere

© Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge

Colour, Meteorology, Painting, Seals, Watercolour

Mount Erebus, 2 April 1911. 6pm
Mount Erebus, 2 April 1911. 6pm
Hut Point, McMurdo Sound, 7 April 1911
Hut Point, McMurdo Sound, 7 April 1911
Sailing towards Elephant Island through open pack ice, Weddell Sea
Sailing towards Elephant Island through open pack ice, Weddell Sea
Mount Erebus from Hut Point, March 1911
Mount Erebus from Hut Point, March 1911
Cape Evans. Looking North, 8 August 1911. 3 p.m
Cape Evans. Looking North, 8 August 1911. 3 p.m
The Two Sisters, Cape Adare
The Two Sisters, Cape Adare
Looking N.W. Castle Rock below Mount Erebus, 3 August 1903, 2pm
Looking N.W. Castle Rock below Mount Erebus, 3 August 1903, 2pm
Hut Point from the top of Observation Hill, January 1911. 5.30pm
Hut Point from the top of Observation Hill, January 1911. 5.30pm
Three men in a pyramid tent
Three men in a pyramid tent
Looking north in McMurdo Sound. Frost smoke. 16 April 1911
Looking north in McMurdo Sound. Frost smoke. 16 April 1911
Mount Longstaff. 13000 ft. Farthest South of all, 1902
Mount Longstaff. 13000 ft. Farthest South of all, 1902
Looking north at noon from South Bay Screen, 3 June 1911
Looking north at noon from South Bay Screen, 3 June 1911
Featured Paintings and Drawings Print

Sailing towards Elephant Island through open pack ice, Weddell Sea

Medium: Oil painting. Artist: George Marston (1882-1940). Expedition: Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914-17 (Endurance). Leader: Ernest Shackleton

© Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge

Boats, Painting, Sailing, Sea Ice

Mount Discovery, with open leads in new ice, 26 March 1911. 7pm
Mount Discovery, with open leads in new ice, 26 March 1911. 7pm