Sr. Walter Ralegh

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Artist/Maker	John & Paul Knapton (publisher) Houbraken, Jacobus (engraver)
Place of origin	London (published)

Portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh within a decorative frame. Below the frame, a nude child rests on a globe of the earth as he writes in a book; he kneels on an anchor and there is an axe, and what appears to be, the head of a bearded man nearby.

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Categories	Prints Portraits
Object type	Print
Title	Sr. Walter Ralegh (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Engraving on paper Paper Printing Ink Engraving Printing
Brief description	Portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh within a decorative frame. Engraving by Jacobus Houbraken, 1739.
Physical description	Portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh within a decorative frame. Below the frame, a nude child rests on a globe of the earth as he writes in a book; he kneels on an anchor and there is an axe, and what appears to be, the head of a bearded man nearby.
Marks and inscriptions	'Sr. WALTER RALEGH' (Title on banner above portrait.) 'In the Possession of Peter Burrel Esqr. / J. Houbraken sculpsit Amst / Impenfis J. & P. Knapton Londini 1739' (Printed below image)
Subjects depicted	Man Child Frame Globe Book Anchor Axe Hat Feather Raleigh, Walter (Sir)
Associated object	E.357A-1892 (Source)
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.357B-1892

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O922341/sr-walter-ralegh-print-houbraken-jacobus/

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