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Review in the TatlerA theatrical review in The Tatler of the play Roberts Wife featuring cartoons by Tom Titt of Owen Nares, Edith Evans and Robert Holmes
Sir George Nares / M SmithSIR GEORGE STRONG NARES British naval officer and explorer
Owen Nares, English stage and film actor - he played the shell-shocked hero in Pinero's musical fable, The Enchanted Cottage Date: circa 1900
Aquascutum advertisement with Owen Nares & Isabel JeansAdvertisement 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
Sybil Thorndike and Owen Nares in Double DoorSybil Thorndike and Owen Nares in the play Double Door at the Globe Theatre, London, April 1934. 1934
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)
The Theatre on board HMS Alert, British Arctic ExpeditioEngraving 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
Map of Smith Sound and Greenland, 1875Engraving 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
The Scene on the Deck of HMS Discovery at Portsmouth, 1876Engraving 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
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
Animal Defence SocietyTHE 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
George NaresSIR GEORGE STRONG NARES Naval explorer Date: 1831 - 1915
The House of Peril by Horace Annesley VachelPromotional 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
Pleasure Cruise by Austen AllenPromotional 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
Owen Nares, actor, with Yorkshire terriersOwen Nares (1888-1943), English actor, with four Yorkshire terriers. The woman with him is possibly his sister Marie. Date: 1938
Robert NaresROBERT NARES Churchman, archdeacon of Stafford, philologist. with his autograph Date: 1753 - 1829
A Young Family waving goodbye to the British Arctic ExpeditiEngraving showing a young mother and two children waving farewell to the ships of the British Arctic Expedition, as they depart
A Funeral in the Ice, British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876Engraving 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
The Crew of HMS Alert Burning Guy Fawkes, November 1875Engraving 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
HMS Alert towing HMS Discovery through Icebergs, BritishEngraving 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
The Crew of the Pandora Recovering Mail from the Cairn onEngraving 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
HMS Alert in the North Atlantic, 1876Engraving showing HMS Alert, her bow covered in ice, heading home to Great Britian at the end of the 1875-1876 Arctic Expedition
British Sailors meeting Greenland Women, Disco Island, 1875Engraving showing the scene as the Royal Navy sailors, of the British Arctic Expedition, attempt to charm some of the female inhabitants of Greenland, 1875
Equipment used in the British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876Engraving 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
Sledge Hauling, British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876Engraving showing a sledging party hauling their load up a steep incline to reach a depot at Cape Rawson, British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876
HMS Alert caught in ice off Cape Beechey, 1875-1876Engraving showing HMS Alert caught in the ice, against the shore of Cape Beechey during the 1875-1876 British Arctic Expedition
The Western Sledge Party of the British Arctic Expedition, 1Engraving 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
Sledging Party on the British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876Engraving showing a sledging party making an overland journey between HMS Alert and HMS Discovery during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876
The Look-Out or Crows Nest, British Arctic Expedition, 18Engraving 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
HMS Alert pushed aground by ice, Radmore Harbour, 1875-187Engraving 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
Ginger the dog attempting to board the ship, British ArcticEngraving 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
Greenlanders of Disco Island, 1875Engraving showing three inhabitants of Godhaven, Disco Island, Greenland. Disco Island was one of the places visited by the British Arctic Expedition of 1875
The Look-out at the Mast-Head of HMS Alert, 1875Engraving 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
A Sledging Party in their Tent, British Arctic Expedition, 1Engraving 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
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
The Funeral of Hans Christian Petersen, British Arctic ExpedEngraving showing the funeral of Hans Christian Petersen, the Danish interpreter, during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876
HMS Alert and HMS Discovery, 1875Engraving showing HMS Alert (left) and HMS Discovery prior to their setting out on the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876
The Deck of HMS Alert, British Arctic Expedition, 1875Engraving showing the weather deck of HMS Alert as it headed out for the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876. Husky dogs
Sledge party leaving an invalid in an ice cave, British ArctEngraving 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
Lieutenant Parr sets out to find help for the Northern SledgEngraving showing Lieutenant Parr setting off from the Northern Sledging party, in order to fetch help, during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876
The Greenland Division of Sledges, British Arctic ExpeditionEngraving showing the Greenland division of dog sledges commanded by Lieutenant Beaumont and Dr. Coppinger during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876
Men of the British Arctic Expedition cutting a channel throuEngraving showing the men of the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876, cutting a channel through the ice for their ship to follow
A Sledging Party Camping for the Night, British Arctic ExpedEngraving 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
Whale Gun and Snow-shoe, 1875Engraving of a typical harpoon gun, used for shooting whales or walrus in the Arctic region, and a patent snow-shoe or ski, 1875
Checking the Thermometers at the Winter QuartersTwo 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
Starting a Sledge Journey, British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1Engraving 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
A Dog Sledge of the British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876Engraving showing a dog sledge and men of the British Arctic Expedition travelling over the ice between HMS Alert and HMS Discovery, 1876
HMS Alert and HMS Discovery seen from the deck of HMS VEngraving 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