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Art Drawn Old Postcard PORTRAIT OF SIR WALTER RALEIGHArtist Drawn Postcard. Sir Walter Raleigh by Nicholas Hilliard. National Portrait Gallery.Background: Sir Walter Raleigh 1552-1618, born at Hayes Barton, Devon. A soldier in France and Ireland. Became a favorite of the Queen, who vastly enriched him. Founded first Virginia colony, explored Guiana, let attack on Spanish navy at Cadiz 1596, and other naval ventures.
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