Sir Francis Drake

Attributed to Jodocus Hondius I

Associated Names
Jodocus Hondius I

Artist, Dutch, 1563 - 1611/1612

The image depicts a person with curly hair and a mustache dressed in Renaissance-style attire. They are posed facing forward with a composed expression, wearing a doublet with a ruffled lace collar, a chain, and a hand resting on a decorated helmet. A sword hangs from their belt. In the background is a hanging globe showing continents, a landscape with fields and a city, and an ornate coat of arms on the right.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 39.3 × 31 cm (15 1/2 × 12 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.363

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Hermann Marx [d. 1948], Surrey, (L.2816a); (Sotheby, London, sale May 24, 1948, no. 165); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1950.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q65087660

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