Sir Francis Drake
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Thomas Birch, The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain, Engraved by Mr Houbraken and by Mr Virtue
Artist: Sir Francis Drake|Hubert François Gravelot|Jacob Houbraken|J. and P. Knapton|Thomas Birch
Artist bio: British, 1545–1596|French, Paris 1699–1773 Paris|Dutch, Dordrecht 1698–1780 Amsterdam|British, active 1735–89|British, 1705–1766
Artist role: Sitter|Artist|Engraver|Publisher|Author
Artist nationality: British|French|Dutch|British|British
Date: 1742
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Plate: 14 3/16 × 8 7/8 in. (36 × 22.5 cm)
Sheet: 16 3/4 × 10 1/16 in. (42.5 × 25.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Gift of Edward D. Adams, 1921
Accession year: 1921