Portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh., Federico Zuccari

Portrait of english writer, poet, courtier and explorer sir walter raleigh (c. 1552 – 29 october 1618). Raleigh points to the arctic region of a globe, a reference to the many arctic voyages made by the english in search of a northwest passage to the orient, and the privilege granted by elizabeth i to raleigh to make northwest discoveries and exploit land in north america. Date: 16th century or 17th century.. WalterRaleigh-FedericoZuccaro-16-17C