SculptureBritish18th-19th century

Sir Francis Drake (c. 1540-1596)

18th-19th century

Artists

John FlaxmanArtist

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Relief

Medium

Pink wax

Culture

British

Century

18th-19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

11.6 x 10.5 cm (4 9/16 x 4 1/8 in.)

Provenance

[Frederick Rathbone, London], sold; to Grenville Lindall Winthrop, New York, 1910, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943

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