Formerly identified as 'Sir Francis Drake' by Pourbus and as 'Sir John Hawkins, Treasurer of the Admiralty'. Discussion in The Weiss Gallery, A Noble Visage: a Catalogue of Early Portraiture 1545-1660, no.7.
Date
between 1585 and 1590
date QS:P571,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1585-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1590-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q106857709,P518,Q861259
Dimensions
height: 24 in (60.9 cm); width: 19.7 in (50.1 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,24U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,19.75U218593
Object history
Formerly in the National Maritime Museum (1938-72), de-accessioned, now in a private collection, England.
Inscriptions
Inscribed with the Lumley cartellino centre left.
Source/Photographer
www.weissgallery.com
Licensing
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