Constable Collection (page 5)

Study of the Trunk of an Elm Tree, c. 1824. Artist: Constable, John (1776-1837)
Study of the Trunk of an Elm Tree, c. 1824. Found in the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Celebration of the General Peace of 1814 in East Bergholt, 1814. Artist: Constable, John (1776-1837)
Celebration of the General Peace of 1814 in East Bergholt, 1814. Found in the collection of Szepmuveszeti Muzeum, Budapest

Trees Near Hampstead Church, 1829, (c1915). Artist: John Constable
Trees Near Hampstead Church, 1829, (c1915). Held by the Tate Modern, London. From International Art: Past and Present by Alfred Yockney. [Virtue & Company, London, c1915]

Lars Pettersen on Snow Shoes, c1893-1896, (1897). Lars Pettersen (born in 1860) was a Norwegian explorer who took part to the three year expedition (1893-1896) aboard the Fram led by Fridtjof Nansen

The Members of the Expedition, after their Return to Christiania, c1893-1896, (1897). Nansens crew after the return from their three year North Pole exploration (1893-1896) aboard the Fram

Workshop on deck. July, 1895, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Aurora Borealis, 18th October 1894, (1897). Artist: Fridtjof Nansen
Aurora Borealis, 18th October 1894, (1897). Pastel Sketch from Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Cleaning the Accumulators Before Stowing Away. July, 1895, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Observation with Sextant and Artificial Horizon. July 1895, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Channel Astern of the Fram. June, 1895, (1897). Fram (Forward) was a ship used in northern and southern polar expeditions by the Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen

Ice-Smithy. May, 1895, 1897. From Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Fitting the Hand-Sledges with Runners. July, 1895, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

The Fram when dug out of the Pressure-Mound. End of March, 1895, (1897). Fram (Forward) is a ship used in northern and southern polar expeditions by the Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen

Ice near the Fram, 4th July 1894, (1897). Artist: Fridtjof Nansen
Ice near the Fram, 4th July 1894, (1897). Fram (Forward) was a ship used in northern and southern polar expeditions by the Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen

A Chat after Dinner, c1893-1896, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Johansen at Cafe Flora, c1893-1896, (1897). Artist: Mr Jackson
Johansen at Cafe Flora, c1893-1896, (1897). Fredrik Hjalmar Johansen (1867-1913) was a Norwegian explorer who took part to the three year expedition (1893-1896)

I Managed to Swing One Leg Up, c1893-1896, (1897). Artist: A Bloch
I Managed to Swing One Leg Up, c1893-1897, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

A Sail with Sledges. South of Cape Richthofen. 6 June, 1896, (1897). Artist: August Eiebakke
A Sail with Sledges. South of Cape Richthofen. 6 June, 1896, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Crossing a Crack in the Ice, c1893-1896, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Moonlight Phenomena at the Beginning of the Polar Night, November 1893, (1897). Artist: Fridtjof Nansen
Moonlight Phenomena at the Beginning of the Polar Night, November 1893, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Rest. April, 1895, (1897). Artist: H Egidus
Rest. April, 1895, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Moon-Ring with Mock Moons, and a suggestion of Horizontal Axes, 24th November 1893, (1987) Artist: Fridtjof Nansen
Moon-Ring with Mock Moons, and a suggestion of Horizontal Axes, 24th November 1893, (1897). Pastel Sketch from Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen

Nothing But Ice, Ice to the Horizon, 7 April, 1895, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Over Difficult Pressure Mounds. April, 1895, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

The Polar Night, 24th November 1893, (1897). Artist: Fridtjof Nansen
The Polar Night, 24th November 1893, (1897). Water-Colour Sketch from Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Light Phenomena in the Polar Night, 22nd November 1893, (1897). Artist: Fridtjof Nansen
Light Phenomena in the Polar Night, 22nd November 1893, (1897). Pastel Sketch from Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Sunday Afternoon on Board, 1895, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

The Fram in the Ice. 1895, (1897). Fram (Forward) was a ship used in northern and southern polar expeditions by the Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen. It was launched in 1892 and used until 1912

The Crew of the Fram after their Second Winter. About 24 February, 1895, 1895 (1897)
The Crew of the Fram after their Second Winter. 24 February, 1895, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Lower End of Supper Table, c1893-1896, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

The Upper End of the Supper Table. 15 February 1895, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

A Whist-Party in the Saloon. 15 February 1895, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

The Fram after an Ice-Pressure. 10 January, 1895, 1895 (1897). Fram (Forward) is a ship used in northern and southern polar expeditions by the Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen

Captain Sverdrup in his Cabin, 1895, (1897). Otto Neumann Knoph Sverdrup (1854-1930) was a Norwegian explorer who took part to the three year expedition (1893-1896)

Musical Entertainment in the Saloon, c1893-1896, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

At the Supper Table, 14 February, 1895, 1895, (1897). Artist: Johan Nordhagen
At the Supper Table, 14 February, 1895, 1895 (1897). After a photograph. From Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Hjalmar Johansen, 1893, (1897). Fredrik Hjalmar Johansen (1867-1913) was a Norwegian explorer who took part to the three year expedition (1893-1896) aboard the Fram led by Fridtjof Nansen

Preliminary Map of the Route of the Fram along Northern Coast of Old World, c1893-1896, (1897)
Preliminary Map of the Route of the Fram along Northern Coast of Old World, 1893-1896, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 1 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

On the After-Deck of the Fram (October, 1894), 1894 (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 1 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Deep-Water Temperature. Up with the Thermometer. 12 July, 1894, 1894 (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 1 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

In Line for the Photographer, 1894, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 1 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Skeletons o Kayak for One Man (Bamboo), and Double Kayak, lying on a Hand-Sledge, 1894, (1897)
Skeletons of Kayak for One Man (Bamboo), and Double Kayak, lying on a Hand-Sledge, 1894, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 1 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

A Summer Evening. 14 July 1894, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 1 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

The Stern of the Fram. Johansen and Sultan, 16 June, 1894, (1897)
The Stern of the Fram. Johansen and Sultan. 16 June, 1894, (1897). Fredrik Hjalmar Johansen (1867-1913) was a Norwegian explorer who took part to the three year expedition (1893-1896)

Home-Sickness. 16 June, 1894, 1894, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 1 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Reading the Temperature with a Lens. 12 July, 1894, 1894 (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 1 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Observing The Eclipse of the Sun, 6th April 1894, 1897
Observing The Eclipse of the Sun, 6th April 1894, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 1 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

A Game of Halma, c1893-1896, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 1 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

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