Believe it or not this painting of - was actually painted by one of the crew from the first arctic expedition in 1837. This is "The Perilous Position of HMS Terror, Captain Back, in the Arctic Regions in the Summer of 1837" by naval artist William Smyth (1799–1877).

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["Perilous Position of H.M.S. 'Terror', Captain George Back, in the Arctic Regions in the Summer of 1837" by William Smyth circa 1838] https://t.co/X0ZsIwHznG

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"Perilous Position HMS Terror, Captain Back in the Arctic Regions in the Summer of 1837"🖌️🎨

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