Ernest Shackleton mb-artistname Jan Griffier An exhibit from the Guildhall

An exhibit from the Guildhall Museum

Full length studio portrait of J T Boileau turned slightly to the right as viewed

Charles Parnell and WH Smith at the chess board

View of Loch Ericht in the Highlands of Scotland

Inscribed: 'DessinÚ et GravÚ d'apres l'originale par Boutrois et Adam G

Ernest Shackleton mb-artistname Jan Griffier An exhibit from the GuildhallErnest Shackleton, British explorer, c1909. Portrait of Shackleton (1874 1922) from his book The Heart of the Antarctic, an account of his expedition of 1908 1909 on board the 'Nimrod'. Shackleton made three expeditions to the Antarctic, but is best known for the 'Endurance' expedition of 1914 1916 when the ship became trapped in the ice and Shackleton and five colleagues made an epic journey to South Georgia to seek rescue.