Ralegh, Walter, Sir, 1554-1618 (Knight, courtier, explorer and author)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1554 - 1618
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Item
Portrait of a gentleman (purported to be Walter Raleigh [Ralegh]), [purported to be 1588, possibly C19th copy]
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/ORCS.1.09
Scope and Contents
Oil on wood, 44x33 cm. Unknown artist. The 20th century caption reads, 'Sir Walter Ralegh (1552? - 1618). Presented by Alderman C.J. Ross of Exeter. This contemporary portrait was bought at a sale at Hayes Barton, Ralegh's birthplace, about the year 1883. It is practically identical in treatment with the full-length portrait attributed to Frederigo Zuccaro, a pupil of Antonio Moro, formerly belonging to the Earl of Cork, and now in the possession of Major Arbuthnot.'
Dates:
[purported to be 1588, possibly C19th copy]
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