Sir Francis Drake, 16th century English navigator Jaguar E Type Kenneth Waller

Kenneth Waller

the subject wearing a long wig and lace shirt

View from the River Thames

' There is a manuscript negative number: '195009' and the image is dated '16

and after his death in 1781 it was bought by the Barclay establishment

Sir Francis Drake, 16th century English navigator Jaguar E Type Kenneth WallerSir Francis Drake, 16th century English navigator, (1825). Drake (1540 1596) 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 Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth, published in 1825.