Painting by J C Dollman of Captain Lawrence Oates sacrificing his life on the return journey from the South Pole in 1912.
Vintage painting depicting English Antarctic explorer Captain Lawrence "Titus" Oates (1880 - 1912) walking into a blizzard and sacrificing his life during Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova Expedition of 1910 - 1913. Oates, Scott, Dr Edward Wilson, Lieutenant Henry Robertson "Birdie" Bowers and Petty Officer Edgar Evans reached the geographic South Pole in January 1912 but found that Norwegian Roald Amundsen had beaten them there by just over a month. Oates famously sacrificed his life in a bid to save his comrades as they returned from the Pole - knowing that his ill-health was slowing down the others he walked out of their tent and into a blizzard on March 16 after uttering the words "I am just going outside and may be some time". His suicide proved to be in vain - Scott and the others all perished before reaching safety. The 1913 painting is entitled "A Very Gallant Gentleman" and is by English artist John Charles Dollman (1851 - 1934).
Size: 4000px × 2452px
Photo credit: © Archive Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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