Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh)
13 of 48 portraits of Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh)
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh)
after Simon de Passe
line engraving, (1617)
3 7/8 in. x 2 3/8 in. (99 mm x 60 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D21173
Sitterback to top
- Sir Walter Ralegh (1554-1618), Soldier, sailor, poet and writer. Sitter in 48 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Simon de Passe (1595-1647), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 200 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
Events of 1617back to top
Current affairs
Robert Carey, Earl of Monmouth is made Chamberlain to Prince Charles.Petitions from Catholics persuade James I to permit certain types of recreation on Sundays. However, the king's subsequent declaration of sports angers Puritans who advocated for appropriate and strict observance of the sabbath.
Art and science
Physician and Rosicrucian, Robert Fludd, begins to publish his philosophical work, Utriusque cosmi. Extensively illustrated with mystic emblems, Fludd's neoplatonist metaphysics suggested a complex relationship between the spiritual and physical world, prompting attacks from leading scholars.International
Incited by Charles d'Albert, Duke of Luynes, Constable of France, the seventeen-year-old French king, Louis XIII, forces his mother Marie de Medici who has held de facto power, into retirement and has her favourite, Concino Concini, assassinated.Comments back to top
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