Francis Bacon (1561–1626), 1st Baron Verulam and Viscount St Albans, Lord Chancellor, Politician and Philosopher

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Trinity College, University of Cambridge

Cambridge

Title

Francis Bacon (1561–1626), 1st Baron Verulam and Viscount St Albans, Lord Chancellor, Politician and Philosopher

Date

1735

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 211 x W 135 cm

Accession number

TC Oils P 6

Acquisition method

gift from Samuel Knight, 1752

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

"Fran. Baconus Baro de Verulam. Ex dono S. Knight 1752."

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