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'Waiting to be Won', 1875. Artist: Joseph Swain
'Waiting to be Won', 1875. The Queen of the Arctic is perched on an iceberg with two polar bears at her feet. This relates to the New Arctic Expedition at the start of which two ships, Alert and Discovery under the commands of Captains Nares and Stephenson respectively, left Portsmouth. The aim was to complete the mapping of the Northwest Passage. From Punch, or the London Charivari, June 5, 1875.
Unique Identifier
AR928024
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3390px × 5548px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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19th century
allegorical figure
ANIMAL
Arctic
B&W
B/W
Bear
Black & White
Black and white
Britain
British
Cartoon
Cold
concept
Crown
Engraving
Expedition
Harpoon
Heritage Image Partnership
Ice
Iceberg
John Tenniel;Tenniel
John;Sir John Tenniel
JOSEPH
Joseph Swain
MONARCH
Monochrome
NINETEENTH CENTURY
People
Polar Bear
Print Collector1
QUEEN
Queen of the Arctic
royal
Royalty
Satire
SEASON
Snow
SOVEREIGN
SWAIN
WARFARE
Wars
Weapon, Military
WEAPONRY
WEAPONS
Weather
Winter
WINTRY