Sir Francis Drake

Sitterback to top

• Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596), Admiral and circumnavigator. Sitter associated with 35 portraits.

Artistback to top

• Nicholas Hilliard (1547-1619), Miniature painter. Artist associated with 33 portraits.

This portraitback to top

This miniature was produced in the year Drake was knighted by the Queen Elizabeth I.Red pigment used for the nose and cheeks give the sitter's flesh a pronounced ruddy tone.

Linked publicationsback to top

• Tudor Portraits Resource Pack, p. 30
• Gittings, Clare, The National Portrait Gallery Book of The Tudors, 2006, p. 23
• MacLeod, Catharine, Tudor Portraits in the National Portrait Gallery Collection, 1996, p. 30
• Nicholl, Charles, Insights: Shakespeare and His Contemporaries, 2005, p. 27
• Piper, David, The English Face, 1992, p. 57
• Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 186
• Walker, Richard, Miniatures: 300 Years of the English Miniature, 1998, p. 20

Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top

• Tudor Miniatures (From 6 November 2004)

Portrait setback to top

• Miniatures: Highlights

Subject/Themeback to top

• Miniatures