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He was a founder member of the Hakluyt Society, and the only civilian member of the Arctic council that was established in 1851 to co-ordinate the search for missing Arctic explorer John Franklin. Barrow retired in 1855; he subsequently took an active interest in the militia.
Title
John Barrow
Date
c.1850
Medium
oil on millboard
Measurements
H 37.8 x W 31.8 cm
Accession number
905
Acquisition method
Bequeathed by Jane, Lady Franklin, 1892
Work type
Painting
National Portrait Gallery, London
St Martin’s Place, London, Greater London WC2H 0HE England
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