[Ross, James Clark (1800-1862).]

A lithographic head and shoulders portrait of Ross, on india paper, india paper size approx. 11 x 14” (280 x 360 mm), full plate size 12 1/2 x 17” (320 x 430mm), printed signatures of artist and sitter below image; abrasion and other marks to upper right of image, small indentations to lower half of portrait, creased and torn to margins of plate outside the india paper, substantial repair to paper at upper right of plate just touching corner of india paper, good.

This rare portrait of Ross was published, to judge from other examples of the printer’s lithographs, sometime between the years 1838-1859; Ross’s relative youth in the portrait suggests a date towards the start of this period, possibly just prior to or following his return from the Antarctic.