Vintage print depicting Sir Walter Raleigh bidding farewell to his wife on the morning of his execution for treason in 1618.


Vintage engraving print entitled "Sir Walter Raleigh parting with his wife". It depicts the English aristocrat, soldier, explorer and poet bidding farewell to his wife Elizabeth on the morning of his execution for treason on October 29 1618. Engraving circa 1846 by Charles Burt (1823 - 1892), painting by Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze (1816 - 1868).


Size: 4379px × 5853px
Photo credit: © Archive Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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