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“I was limited to 12 lines to speak of his services.  It was hardly possible to say the thousandth part of what I should have like to have said of one I so truly loved.“ 

--James Clark Ross, writing to Eleanor Franklin Gell about Francis Crozier, 1855 

Thank you to @annecoulmanross​ for isolating JCR’s handwriting! 

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Tonight in sketching... an OG Goodsir! Based on the calotype, daguerreotype, and of course Paul Ready’s promotional photo from The Terror.

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A Captured Image:

The two captains in retirement

James Clark Ross and Francis Crozier pose for a portrait. Drawn for @frederickdesvoeux, who wanted something where Crozier survives.

Based on James’s hair and general roundness, this is c. 1850, but you can imagine earlier or later as you prefer :)

Inspired by so many photographs of Victorian men posing with each other, but mostly this one.

An actual photograph of JCR c. 1850s.

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Update on the Antarctic New Years drawing, 1842.

“Of course Captain Crozier and Miss Ross opened the ball with a quadrille; after that we had reels and country dances.” — John Edward Davis

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Practicing drawing JCR’s bizarre face (and even more bizarre high collar choices), from his older-age portraits.

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James Clark Ross, Captain of HMS Erebus in the Antarctic, c. 1841.

A mostly-finished portrait for his 220th birthday!

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I saw my old drawing of everyone’s favorite handsome bird in sideburns going around again, so I thought I’d post a nice cleaned up version!

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He is Sir James Gull Ross, the Ross’s gull, who has flown further north than any other bird! He is an elusive creature who winters in the pack ice and is known to disappear for years at a time, causing birdwatchers to wonder if he’s really out there, but returns in all his glory at unexpected moments.