Antique portraiture engravings from 17th century onwards
Lot 130070: Samuel Freeman - Engraving of Sir Francis Drake 1835
The classic 19th-century engraved portrait of the renowned English navigator and explorer Sir Francis Drake (1540–1596).
The engraving was created by Samuel Freeman and printed for Lodge’s British Portraits collection between 1823 and 1829.
It is based on an original painting in the Marquis of Lothian collection.
Sir Francis Drake was a navigator during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I; he was the first English captain to circumnavigate the globe and a leader of the English fleet that triumphed against the Spanish Armada in 1588.Composition: In the portrait, Drake is depicted with one hand resting on a globe, symbolizing his identity as an explorer and seafarer.
Size: 10.5in x 7in
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