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'Sir Walter Raleigh', 1588, (1904). Artist: Unknown.

'Sir Walter Raleigh', 1588, (1904). Raleigh (1554-1618) was a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, who knighted him in 1585. In 1584-1589 he was involved in an unsuccessful attempt to establish a colony in North America, but did introduce tobacco and the potato to Britain from the New World. Accused of treason by Elizabeth's successor, James I, he was imprisoned in the Tower of London and eventually put to death in 1618. From the collection of the National Portrait Gallery. From James I. and VI, by T. F. Henderson. [Goupil & Co., Paris, Edinburgh, New York, London, 1904].
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'Sir Walter Raleigh', 1588, (1904). Artist: Unknown.
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'Sir Walter Raleigh', 1588, (1904). Raleigh (1554-1618) was a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, who knighted him in 1585. In 1584-1589 he was involved in an unsuccessful attempt to establish a colony in North America, but did introduce tobacco and the potato to Britain from the New World. Accused of treason by Elizabeth's successor, James I, he was imprisoned in the Tower of London and eventually put to death in 1618. From the collection of the National Portrait Gallery. From James I. and VI, by T. F. Henderson. [Goupil & Co., Paris, Edinburgh, New York, London, 1904]
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3773 x 4726 px | 51.0 MB
Print size:
31.9 x 40.0 cm | 12.6 x 15.8 in (300 dpi)