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Engraved portrait of a man with a ruffled collar holding a chain, with two globes and a ship at right, and a printed verse below.

Captain Thomas Cavendish (Candish)

An engraved portrait of a man with a mustache and ruffled collar, holding a chain and resting his hand on a terrestrial globe beside a celestial globe. A ship sails on the sea at right, and a verse with a caption runs below the framed image.

Artist
Robert Boissard
Date
c. 1590-1603
Medium
Engraving on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size
2715 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1608).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery

Español: Capitán Thomas Cavendish, grabado con globos y barco

Retrato grabado de un hombre con bigote y cuello de gorguera, que sostiene una cadena y apoya la mano sobre un globo terrestre junto a un globo celeste. A la derecha navega un barco sobre el mar, y debajo del marco aparece un poema con leyenda.

Português: Capitão Thomas Cavendish, gravura com globos e navio

Retrato gravado de um homem de bigode e gola franzida, que segura uma corrente e apoia a mão sobre um globo terrestre ao lado de um globo celeste. À direita, um navio navega no mar, e abaixo da moldura há um poema com legenda.

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