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SIR EDWARD AUGUSTUS INGLEFIELD (1820-94)

Christian Soren Marcus Olrik (1815-70), Inspector of North Greenland : 'M. Olric'

1854

Albumen print | 15.9 x 12.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2510460

Photograph of a three-quarters length portrait of Christian Soren Marcus Olrik, Inspector of North Greenland. He faces three-quarters right and holds a bicorne hat in his right hand. His left hand rests on the back of a chair that he stands behind. He wears Danish Naval officer's uniform with epaulettes.

  • Creator(s)

    Sir Edward Augustus Inglefield (1820-94) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Christian Soren Marcus Olric (1815-70)

  • 15.9 x 12.3 cm (image)

  • M. Olric [Album: HMS's Phoenix and Talbot in search of Sir John Franklin]

  • Presented to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert by Captain Edward Augustus Inglefield in 1854

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Polar regions
        • Arctic territories
          • Arctic regions
          • Greenland [Denmark]
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
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