Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh)
(1554-1618), Soldier, sailor, poet and writerSir 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.
after Unknown artist
woodcut, published 1684
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by Anthony Walker
line engraving, mid to late 18th century
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by George Vertue
line engraving, 1735
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by George Vertue
line engraving, 1735
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by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton
line engraving, published 1739
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by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton
line engraving, published 1739
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by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton
line engraving, published 1739
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by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton
line engraving, published 1739
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by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton
line engraving, published 1739
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by William Sharp, published by George Kearsley
line engraving, possibly late 18th century
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by William Sharp
line engraving, possibly late 18th century
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after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, late 18th or early 19th century
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by James Barry
etching, published 1792 (1 May 1791)
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by Philipp Audinet, after George Vertue
line engraving, 1794 (1735)
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by Robert Cooper, published by Charles Baldwyn
stipple engraving, early 19th century
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by Henry Chawner Shenton, published by T. Gosden, after John Massey Wright
line engraving, circa 1825-1850
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by James Posselwhite
stipple engraving, published 1836
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by James Posselwhite
stipple engraving, published 1836
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published by The Medici Society Ltd, after a painting attributed to 'H'
chromolithograph, 1914 (1588)
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