The Arctic Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin
George Baxter (Lewes 1804 - London 1867)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1848 - 1854
Materials
Paper
Measurements
148 x 202 mm
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Peckover House, Cambridgeshire
NT 782031.14
Summary
Print, Baxter colour print, Arctic Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin by George Baxter (Lewes 1804 - London 1867). Colour print, stuck on card mount. Group of sailors fighting two polar bears on ice with a tall ship in the distance. Inscribed in red 'crown, 'The Arctic Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin. Printed in oil colours by G. Baxter the Inventor and Patentee, 11+12 Northampton Square', printed in red 'License granted to work the above process in Great Britain 200 Guineas each. France Belgium ... 1260 Francs. Instruction to licensee 252 France'. Inscribed in pencil on front '3/- uf'. Inscribed in pencil on reverse 'Alexa Peckover 11.4.1879'.
Makers and roles
George Baxter (Lewes 1804 - London 1867), printer