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Herbert George Ponting (1870-1935)
The Stony Stare Nov 1911Mar 1912
Silver bromide print | 45.6 x 33.3 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2580025
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Photograph of a single Adélie penguin. Penguins have always fascinated Antarctic explorers because of their unusual appearance and comical expressions. Ponting took well over 100 photographs of the Adélie and Emperor penguins he encountered. The 'Stony Stare' became popular as a postcard image.
Provenance
Presented to King George V, 1914
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Creator(s)
(photographer)Acquirer(s)
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Medium and techniques
Silver bromide print
Measurements
45.6 x 33.3 cm (image) (image)
52.0 x 38.8 cm (whole object)
Alternative title(s)
The "Stony stare". [The British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913 / photographs by H.G. Ponting, F.R.G.S.].
