Captain Robert Falcon Scott, R.N., C.V.O., F.R.G.S., Leader of the National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904 & 1910-1912

Print.

A three-quarter length portrait photograph of Captain Robert F. Scott in full uniform. He is wearing the badge of the Royal Victorian Order around his neck and the Polar Medal with the 1901-04 clasp on his left breast.

Scott was promoted to the rank of captain in September 1904 and his expedition members were awarded the Polar Medal in 1904 by King Edward VII. The King also made him a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1904.

Object Details

ID: PAG6631
Collection: Fine art
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Maull & Fox
Date made: 1904-1910
People: Reynolds Bequest; Scott, Robert Falcon
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 508 x 377 mm; Mount: 632 x 480 mm