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Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh)

(1554-1618), Soldier, sailor, poet and writer

Sir Walter Ralegh

Sitter in 48 portraits
A poet, explorer, soldier, sailor, courtier and favourite of Elizabeth I, Ralegh was a true 'Renaissance Man'. Much of his literary work is lost, but about thirty short poems and various prose works survive, including The History of the World. He organised and financed a number of expeditions to North America, and in later life made several unsuccessful attempts to find gold in South America. The family home was at Sherborne Castle, in Dorset. Implicated in a plotting against James I, Ralegh spent much of the Kings reign in the Tower. He was executed for treason in 1618.

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Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh), by Nicholas Hilliard - NPG 4106

Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh)

by Nicholas Hilliard
watercolour on vellum, circa 1585
NPG 4106

Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh), by Unknown English artist - NPG 7

Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh)

by Unknown English artist
oil on panel, 1588
On display in Room 1 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 7

Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh), by Simon de Passe, published by  Compton Holland - NPG D25421

Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh)

by Simon de Passe, published by Compton Holland
line engraving, published 1617
NPG D25421

Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh), printed for Matt. Gillyflower, after  Simon de Passe - NPG D27999

Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh)

printed for Matt. Gillyflower, after Simon de Passe
line engraving, (1617)
NPG D27999

Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh), by Simon de Passe, published by  Compton Holland - NPG D21166

Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh)

by Simon de Passe, published by Compton Holland
line engraving, published 1617
NPG D21166

Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh), by Simon de Passe, published by  Compton Holland - NPG D21167

Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh)

by Simon de Passe, published by Compton Holland
line engraving, published 1617
NPG D21167

Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh), by Simon de Passe, published by  Compton Holland - NPG D21168

Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh)

by Simon de Passe, published by Compton Holland
line engraving, published 1617 (1614)
NPG D21168

Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh), by Robert Vaughan, after  Simon de Passe - NPG D28000

Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh)

by Robert Vaughan, after Simon de Passe
line engraving, published 1650 (1617)
NPG D28000

Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh), by Robert Vaughan, after  Simon de Passe - NPG D21170

Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh)

by Robert Vaughan, after Simon de Passe
line engraving, published 1650 (1617)
NPG D21170

Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh), by Robert Vaughan, after  Simon de Passe - NPG D21171

Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh)

by Robert Vaughan, after Simon de Passe
line engraving, published 1650 (1617)
NPG D21171

Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh), by Robert Vaughan, after  Simon de Passe - NPG D21172

Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh)

by Robert Vaughan, after Simon de Passe
line engraving, published 1650 (1617)
NPG D21172

Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh), by Frederick Hendrik van Hove, after  Simon de Passe - NPG D21175

Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh)

by Frederick Hendrik van Hove, after Simon de Passe
line engraving, circa 1650-1690 (1617)
NPG D21175

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