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'The Armada in sight, Plymouth hoe', 1880, (1911). Artist: John Seymour Lucas.

'The Armada in sight, Plymouth hoe', 1880, (1911). Artist: John Seymour Lucas.

2-673-733 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'The Armada in sight, Plymouth hoe', 1880, (1911). A depiction of the apocryphal story that Sir Francis Drake (c1540-1596) played a game of bowls in Plymouth Hoe in 1588 while waiting for the tide to change before sailing out with the English fleet to engage with the Spanish Armada. Painting held at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, SydneyFrom Bibby's Annual 1911, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1911]. (Colorised black and white print).

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Creator
  1. John Seymour Lucas, attributed to: British: Artist, painter
Subject
  1. Sir Francis Drake: British: Admiral, explorer, slave trader, politician
People Related
  1. Joseph Bibby: : animal feed and soap manufacturer
Picture Type
  1. Portrait
Category Hierarchy

Society & Culture Art & Literature

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5528x3752
File Size : 60,765kb

Aliases

  1. 0580053300
  1. 2-673-733
  1. 2673733
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