Sujet
'Francis Drake', (1933). Creator: Unknown.
Légende
'Francis Drake', (1933). Portrait of English navigator, privateer and adventurer Francis Drake (1540-1596). Drake was the most renowned seaman of the Elizabethan Age. He circumnavigated the globe (1577-1580), commanded the attack on the Spanish fleet in Cadiz Harbour in 1587 (the 'singeing of the King of Spain's beard') and played an important role in defeating the Spanish Armada the following year. From "Gestalten Der Weltgeschichte", a book of cigarette-card portrait miniatures of figures in world history from the last four hundred years. [Germany, 1933]
The Print Collector collection
Date
1933
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19D52_310
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
60,6Mo (2,7Mo) / 32,1cm x 47,3cm / 3789 x 5591 (300dpi)