Thomas Cavendish (1560-1592), Circumnavigator
Sitter associated with 9 portraits
Cavendish's voyage of circumnavigation (1586-8) was inspired by Francis Drake's success in circumnavigating the globe (1577-80). Cavendish returned in the year of the Armada triumph with ships of plundered Spanish gold. Accounts of his voyages appear in Hakluyt's The principal navigations, voyages and discoveries of the English Nation (1598).
by Jodocus Hondius
engraving, circa 1590-1592
NPG 6677
by Unknown artist
etching, early 17th century
NPG D25408
by Unknown artist
etching, early 17th century
NPG D21178
possibly by Magdalena de Passe, possibly by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620
NPG D25428
possibly by Magdalena de Passe, possibly by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620
NPG D16613
possibly by Magdalena de Passe, possibly by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620
NPG D16614
after Unknown artist
line engraving, 18th century
NPG D16615
by R. Page
stipple engraving, published 1820
NPG D16616
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