it definitely looks possible using this string,

Image._init_(href, insert=None, size=None, **extra)

this is right out of their User Manual,

CHAPTER 26

Image

class svgwrite.image.Image(href, insert=None, size=None, **extra)

The image element indicates that the contents of a complete file are to be rendered into a given rectangle within

the current user coordinate system. The image element can refer to raster image files such as PNG or JPEG or

to files with MIME type of “image/svg+xml”.

26.1 Methods

Image._init_(href, insert=None, size=None, **extra)

Parameters

• href (string) – hyperlink to the image resource

• insert (2-tuple) – insert point (x, y)

• size (2-tuple) – (width, height)

• attribs (dict) – additional SVG attributes