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Nares Collection

Background imageNares Collection: Review in the Tatler

Review in the Tatler
A theatrical review in The Tatler of the play Roberts Wife featuring cartoons by Tom Titt of Owen Nares, Edith Evans and Robert Holmes

Background imageNares Collection: Sir George Nares / M Smith

Sir George Nares / M Smith
SIR GEORGE STRONG NARES British naval officer and explorer

Background imageNares Collection: Owen Nares, English stage and film actor

Owen Nares, English stage and film actor - he played the shell-shocked hero in Pinero's musical fable, The Enchanted Cottage Date: circa 1900

Background imageNares Collection: Aquascutum advertisement with Owen Nares & Isabel Jeans

Aquascutum advertisement with Owen Nares & Isabel Jeans
Advertisement for Aquascutum Limited depicting Owen Nares, starring in Counsels Opinion at the Strand Theatre wearing an Aquascutum coat which eventually ends up on his co-star Isabel Jeans

Background imageNares Collection: Sybil Thorndike and Owen Nares in Double Door

Sybil Thorndike and Owen Nares in Double Door
Sybil Thorndike and Owen Nares in the play Double Door at the Globe Theatre, London, April 1934. 1934

Background imageNares Collection: The Young Fortune Tellers, by Sir Joshua Reynolds

The Young Fortune Tellers, by Sir Joshua Reynolds, depicting Lord Henry John Spencer (1770-1795), later a British diplomat and politician, and Lady Charlotte Spencer (later Charlotte Nares)

Background imageNares Collection: The Theatre on board HMS Alert, British Arctic Expeditio

The Theatre on board HMS Alert, British Arctic Expeditio
Engraving showing the theatre on board HMS Alert during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876. Plays were staged aboard the ship to keep up morale during the cold, dark winter months

Background imageNares Collection: Map of Smith Sound and Greenland, 1875

Map of Smith Sound and Greenland, 1875
Engraving showing a map of Smith Sound and Greenland, as it was known in May 1875. Much of the map is erroneous or missing in detail

Background imageNares Collection: The Scene on the Deck of HMS Discovery at Portsmouth, 1876

The Scene on the Deck of HMS Discovery at Portsmouth, 1876
Engraving showing the scene on the deck of HMS Discovery at the end of her Arctic expedition, Portsmouth, 1876. In 1875 the British Admiralty sent Captain George Nares with two ships

Background imageNares Collection: Nares, Sir George Strong (1831-1915). British naval officer

Nares, Sir George Strong (1831-1915). British naval officer and Arctic explorer. The crew of Discovery Alert cutting ice for the free navigation of the ship. Nineteenth-century colored engraving

Background imageNares Collection: Animal Defence Society

Animal Defence Society
THE ANIMAL DEFENDERS At Home and Bazaar on behalf of the Animal Defence Society, at the Ritz Hotel, London. The popular actor Sir Owen Nares will hold the auction. Date: 27 November 1930

Background imageNares Collection: George Nares

George Nares
SIR GEORGE STRONG NARES Naval explorer Date: 1831 - 1915

Background imageNares Collection: The House of Peril by Horace Annesley Vachel

The House of Peril by Horace Annesley Vachel
Promotional postcard for The House of Peril by Horace Annesley Vachel from Mrs Belloc Lowndes novel The Chink in the Armour (1912). First produced at the Queens Theatre, 8th March 1919

Background imageNares Collection: Pleasure Cruise by Austen Allen

Pleasure Cruise by Austen Allen
Promotional postcard for Pleasure Cruise by Austen Allen. First produced Apollo Theatre, 26th April 1932. Owen Nares and Madeleine Carroll are shown in the title roles. Date: 1932

Background imageNares Collection: Owen Nares, actor, with Yorkshire terriers

Owen Nares, actor, with Yorkshire terriers
Owen Nares (1888-1943), English actor, with four Yorkshire terriers. The woman with him is possibly his sister Marie. Date: 1938

Background imageNares Collection: Robert Nares

Robert Nares
ROBERT NARES Churchman, archdeacon of Stafford, philologist. with his autograph Date: 1753 - 1829

Background imageNares Collection: A Young Family waving goodbye to the British Arctic Expediti

A Young Family waving goodbye to the British Arctic Expediti
Engraving showing a young mother and two children waving farewell to the ships of the British Arctic Expedition, as they depart

Background imageNares Collection: A Funeral in the Ice, British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876

A Funeral in the Ice, British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876
Engraving showing a funeral taking place in the Arctic, during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876. In the summer of 1875 the British Admiralty sent Captain George Nares with two ships

Background imageNares Collection: The Crew of HMS Alert Burning Guy Fawkes, November 1875

The Crew of HMS Alert Burning Guy Fawkes, November 1875
Engraving showing the crew of HMS Alert burning a Guy Fawkes, during the British Arctic Expedition, 5th November 1875. In the summer of 1875 the British Admiralty sent Captain George Nares with two

Background imageNares Collection: HMS Alert towing HMS Discovery through Icebergs, British

HMS Alert towing HMS Discovery through Icebergs, British
Engraving showing HMS Alert towing HMS Discovery through icebergs, with Disco Island in the background, as seen from HMS Valorous (left foreground) during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876

Background imageNares Collection: The Crew of the Pandora Recovering Mail from the Cairn on

The Crew of the Pandora Recovering Mail from the Cairn on
Engraving showing the crew of the ship Pandora recovering mail, left by the British Arctic Expedition of 1875, from the cairn on top of Carey Island

Background imageNares Collection: HMS Alert in the North Atlantic, 1876

HMS Alert in the North Atlantic, 1876
Engraving showing HMS Alert, her bow covered in ice, heading home to Great Britian at the end of the 1875-1876 Arctic Expedition

Background imageNares Collection: British Sailors meeting Greenland Women, Disco Island, 1875

British Sailors meeting Greenland Women, Disco Island, 1875
Engraving showing the scene as the Royal Navy sailors, of the British Arctic Expedition, attempt to charm some of the female inhabitants of Greenland, 1875

Background imageNares Collection: Equipment used in the British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876

Equipment used in the British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876
Engraving showing a variety of equipment used during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876. Tents, small boats, cooking utensils and various cutting implements can be seen

Background imageNares Collection: Sledge Hauling, British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876

Sledge Hauling, British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876
Engraving showing a sledging party hauling their load up a steep incline to reach a depot at Cape Rawson, British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876

Background imageNares Collection: HMS Alert caught in ice off Cape Beechey, 1875-1876

HMS Alert caught in ice off Cape Beechey, 1875-1876
Engraving showing HMS Alert caught in the ice, against the shore of Cape Beechey during the 1875-1876 British Arctic Expedition

Background imageNares Collection: The Western Sledge Party of the British Arctic Expedition, 1

The Western Sledge Party of the British Arctic Expedition, 1
Engraving showing Western sledging party setting out from HMS Alert to explore the coast of Ellesmere Island, April 1876. Led by Lieutenant Aldrich this party explored 220 miles of the northern shore

Background imageNares Collection: Sledging Party on the British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876

Sledging Party on the British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876
Engraving showing a sledging party making an overland journey between HMS Alert and HMS Discovery during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876

Background imageNares Collection: The Look-Out or Crows Nest, British Arctic Expedition, 18

The Look-Out or Crows Nest, British Arctic Expedition, 18
Engraving showing the Look-out or Crows Nest at the top of the mainmast of one of the ships of the British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876

Background imageNares Collection: HMS Alert pushed aground by ice, Radmore Harbour, 1875-187

HMS Alert pushed aground by ice, Radmore Harbour, 1875-187
Engraving showing HMS Alert as she was pushed ashore by the pressure of the ice surrounding her at Radmore Harbour, Kennedy Channel during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876

Background imageNares Collection: Ginger the dog attempting to board the ship, British Arctic

Ginger the dog attempting to board the ship, British Arctic
Engraving showing the dog Ginger attempting to board one of the ships of the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876. Ginger, like all the dogs of the expedition

Background imageNares Collection: Greenlanders of Disco Island, 1875

Greenlanders of Disco Island, 1875
Engraving showing three inhabitants of Godhaven, Disco Island, Greenland. Disco Island was one of the places visited by the British Arctic Expedition of 1875

Background imageNares Collection: The Look-out at the Mast-Head of HMS Alert, 1875

The Look-out at the Mast-Head of HMS Alert, 1875
Engraving showing the Look-out or Crows Nest at the top of the main-mast of HMS Alert during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876

Background imageNares Collection: A Sledging Party in their Tent, British Arctic Expedition, 1

A Sledging Party in their Tent, British Arctic Expedition, 1
Engraving showing a sledging party of the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876, in their tent at night. In the summer of 1875 the British Admiralty sent Captain George Nares with two ships

Background imageNares Collection: Sir George Strong Nares (1831-1915)

Sir George Strong Nares (1831-1915)
Engraving of Sir George Strong Nares, the Scottish naval commander and explorer, pictured in 1875 when he was a Royal Navy Captain in charge of the 1875-1876 British Arctic Expedition

Background imageNares Collection: The Funeral of Hans Christian Petersen, British Arctic Exped

The Funeral of Hans Christian Petersen, British Arctic Exped
Engraving showing the funeral of Hans Christian Petersen, the Danish interpreter, during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876

Background imageNares Collection: HMS Alert and HMS Discovery, 1875

HMS Alert and HMS Discovery, 1875
Engraving showing HMS Alert (left) and HMS Discovery prior to their setting out on the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876

Background imageNares Collection: The Deck of HMS Alert, British Arctic Expedition, 1875

The Deck of HMS Alert, British Arctic Expedition, 1875
Engraving showing the weather deck of HMS Alert as it headed out for the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876. Husky dogs

Background imageNares Collection: Sledge party leaving an invalid in an ice cave, British Arct

Sledge party leaving an invalid in an ice cave, British Arct
Engraving showing a sledging party leaving an invalid, and a carer, in an ice cave; then heading back to base to fetch help, British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876

Background imageNares Collection: Lieutenant Parr sets out to find help for the Northern Sledg

Lieutenant Parr sets out to find help for the Northern Sledg
Engraving showing Lieutenant Parr setting off from the Northern Sledging party, in order to fetch help, during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876

Background imageNares Collection: The Greenland Division of Sledges, British Arctic Expedition

The Greenland Division of Sledges, British Arctic Expedition
Engraving showing the Greenland division of dog sledges commanded by Lieutenant Beaumont and Dr. Coppinger during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876

Background imageNares Collection: Men of the British Arctic Expedition cutting a channel throu

Men of the British Arctic Expedition cutting a channel throu
Engraving showing the men of the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876, cutting a channel through the ice for their ship to follow

Background imageNares Collection: A Sledging Party Camping for the Night, British Arctic Exped

A Sledging Party Camping for the Night, British Arctic Exped
Engraving showing a sledging party setting up camp for the night, during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876. In the summer of 1875 the British Admiralty sent Captain George Nares with two

Background imageNares Collection: Whale Gun and Snow-shoe, 1875

Whale Gun and Snow-shoe, 1875
Engraving of a typical harpoon gun, used for shooting whales or walrus in the Arctic region, and a patent snow-shoe or ski, 1875

Background imageNares Collection: Checking the Thermometers at the Winter Quarters

Checking the Thermometers at the Winter Quarters
Two members of the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876 checking the thermometers used at their Winter Quarters. In 1875 the British Admiralty sent Captain George Nares with two ships

Background imageNares Collection: Starting a Sledge Journey, British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1

Starting a Sledge Journey, British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1
Engraving showing a sledging party preparing for an overland journey during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876. In the summer of 1875 the British Admiralty sent Captain George Nares with two

Background imageNares Collection: A Dog Sledge of the British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876

A Dog Sledge of the British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876
Engraving showing a dog sledge and men of the British Arctic Expedition travelling over the ice between HMS Alert and HMS Discovery, 1876

Background imageNares Collection: HMS Alert and HMS Discovery seen from the deck of HMS V

HMS Alert and HMS Discovery seen from the deck of HMS V
Engraving showing HMS Alert and HMS Discovery (both in the background) parting company with HMS Valorous (foreground) at the beginning of the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876



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