Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: Sr. Walter Ralegh. He was Beheaded Octor. 29, 1617, in the 77th Year of his Age.
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Accession number:
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04-80
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Record number:
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04-80-2
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JCB call number:
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D777 B862t
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Image title:
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Sr. Walter Ralegh. He was Beheaded Octor. 29, 1617, in the 77th Year of his Age.
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Creator 1:
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B. Cole
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Creator 1 dates:
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active 1755
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Creator 1 role:
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Sculp
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Place image published:
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[London]
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Image publisher:
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[R. James, J. Dursley, A. Mallard, J. Darnton, F. Newton, and E. Caxton]
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Image date:
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[1777]
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Image function:
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plate, following p. 60
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Technique:
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engraving
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Image dimension height:
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16.4 cm.
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Image dimension width:
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10.3 cm.
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Page dimension height:
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21.2 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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12 cm.
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Materials medium:
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ink
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Materials support:
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paper
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Languages:
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English
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Description:
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Portrait of Sir Walter Ralegh or Raleigh holding a baton and a copy of his History of the World; above his head is a laurel wreath and a crossed sword and quill. Includes vignette showing his execution at the Tower in London. Includes dwellings, fortifications, and ax.
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Source Title:
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Britannia triumphant: or, An account of the sea-fights and victories of the English nation ...
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Source place of publication:
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London
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Source publisher:
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Sold by R. James, J. Dursley, A. Mallard, J. Darnton, F. Newton, and E. Caxton
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Source date:
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MDCCLXXVII. [1777]
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Time Period:
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1751-1800
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired in 2004.
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Owner and copyright:
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©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
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Subject Area:
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Artifacts, industry, and human activities
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Subject Area:
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Portraits
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Subject headings:
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Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618
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