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DOS2005-PC-003
Sir Francis Drake
DOS2005-PC-003

Sir Francis Drake

Date1740-1750
Engraver 1698-1780
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white line engraving and etching
DimensionsOH: 14 1/4" x OW: 9"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1930-432
DescriptionText on banner reads: "S.r FRANCIS DRAKE"
Lower margin reads: "J. Houbraken Sculp Amst."Label TextThis is one of the portraits for the Kit Kat Club and was then included in volumes of Birch's "The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain, Engraved by Mr Houbraken and by Mr Vertue" (London, 1743-1752) (compiling of portraits of famous people); these were sold in the Colonies.ProvenanceBefore 1930, Robert Fridenberg (New York, NY); 1930-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).