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Scott's Last Expedition, Dog Team Resting

Photograph
1910
Artist/Maker
Ponting, Herbert George (Photographer)
Place of origin
antarctica (photographed)

Ponting was the official photographer for Captain Scott's final expedition to the Antarctic, which tragically ended in the death of Scott and several of his companions. Ponting endured sub-zero temperatures to document the beautiful but treacherous uncharted territory of the South Pole. This photograph comes from a portfolio that he intended as a memorial to the expedition.

Object details

Category
Photographs
Object type
Photograph
TitleScott's Last Expedition, Dog Team Resting (generic title)
Materials and techniques
carbon print
Photographic Paper
Carbon Print
Brief description
Photograph by Herbert George Ponting, 'Scott's Last Expedition, Dog Team Resting', 1910, carbon print
Physical description
photograph depicting icy, mountainous terrain; in a light-drenched clearing feature shadowed figures - among them both humans and sled dogs
Dimensions
  • Height: 45.7cm
  • Width: 32.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • A Dog Team Resting. Scott's last expedition. H. G. Ponting. (Signature and title; English; Below printed image.)
  • HERBERT G. PONTING/ Copyright PHOTOGRAPH BY HERBERT G. PONTING/ BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION./ 1910. (English; Verso.; stamping (marking))
Gallery label
Photography Centre 2018-20:

Herbert Ponting (1870–1935)
Scott's Last Expedition, Dog Team Resting
1910–11

Ponting was the official photographer for Captain Scott's final expedition to the Antarctic, which tragically ended in the death of Scott and several of his companions. Ponting endured sub-zero temperatures to document the beautiful but treacherous uncharted territory of the South Pole. This photograph comes from a portfolio that he intended as a memorial to the expedition.

Carbon print
Transferred from the British Museum
Museum no. E.1313-2000
Credit line
Transferred from the British Museum
Subject depicted
British Antarctic Expedition
Place depicted
South Pole
Summary
Ponting was the official photographer for Captain Scott's final expedition to the Antarctic, which tragically ended in the death of Scott and several of his companions. Ponting endured sub-zero temperatures to document the beautiful but treacherous uncharted territory of the South Pole. This photograph comes from a portfolio that he intended as a memorial to the expedition.
Other number
1931-4-11-18 - British Museum Number
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1313-2000

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Record createdOctober 16, 2001
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O62895/scotts-last-expedition-dog-team-photograph-ponting-herbert-george/
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