Sir Francis Drake

Thomas de Leu after Jean Rabel

Associated Names
Thomas de Leu

Artist, French, c. 1560 - c. 1620

Jean Rabel

Artist After, French, c. 1545 - 1603

The image shows a man in an ornate outfit with curled mustache and short curly hair, standing in a frontal position with a slight turn to his left. He is surrounded by an oval frame with ships in the background and inscriptions. Text blocks below the portrait are written in Latin and French.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 17.2 × 11 cm (6 3/4 × 4 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.371

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

W. B. Dukes [d. 1942], London, (L.2757a); (Sotheby, London, sale July 8, 1942, no. 112); 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

Q65084344

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