print;
book-illustration
- Museum number
- 1920,1211.247
- Title
- Object: Rob.t Blake
- Description
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Portrait of Sir Francis Drake (incorrectly described as Robert Blake), half -length, slightly turned to the right, with a neat beard, wearing a small ruff and in armour with the collar of a knightly order around his neck, a sword at his waist, holding a baton of command in his hands and leaning on a cloth covered table, a naval battle in progress on the sea beyond
Etching and stipple
- Production date
- 1799
- Dimensions
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Height: 122 millimetres (printed border)
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Width: 94 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- The print titled "Robert Blake" but actually showing Sir Francis Drake. The name crossed out with pencil and Francis Drake written in the margin. A copy from 1980,U.983.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1920
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1920,1211.247
