Title

Sir Walter Raleigh, 1860. Artist: J Posselwhite

Caption

Sir Walter Raleigh, 1860. Raleigh (1554-1618) was an English adventurer, explorer and writer, 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.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1860

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C08_459

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49,9Mb (4,2Mb) / 12,5in x 15,5in / 3754 x 4649 (300dpi)

Keywords

England people male man men hat vegetables vegetable country adventure body guy clothes beard English pearl potato dress New World war location century pearls tobacco explorer bearded potatoes concept lace Navy B&W embroidery sailor MONOCHROME adventurer ruff warfare sailors 17th century embroidered naval warfare black & white black and white B W 16th century 18th century Eighteenth Century sixteenth century seventeenth century The Print Collector the body Sir Walter Raleigh Walter Raleigh engraving portrait Raleigh Walter Sir Walter Sir Walter Ralegh J Posselwhite Posselwhite J engraving portrait