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Title
Francis Bacon (1561–1626)
Date
1908–1910
Medium
bronze & Portland stone
Accession number
NW1_CRH_S079
Acquisition method
commissioned by the Hon. Society of Gray's Inn
Work type
Statue
Owner
The Hon. Society of Gray's Inn
Custodian
The Hon. Society of Gray's Inn
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Listing date
14/05/74
Access
time restrictions apply
Access note
Garden opening times.
Inscription description
plinth, front panel: “FRANCIS BACON / 1564 - 1626”; right side panel: “STUDENT OF THIS INN 1576 / BARRISTER 1582 / READER 1588 / DEAN OF CHAPEL 1589 / TREASURER 1608-1617”; back panel: “THE ESSAYS / INSTAURATIO MAGNA ET / NOVUM ORGANUM / HISTORY OF THE REIGN OF / HENRY VII / DE DIGNITATE ET AUGMENTIS / SCIENTIARUM”; left side panel: “MP FOR MIDDLESEX 1593 / SOLICITOR GENERAL 1607 / ATTORNEY GENERAL 1613 / LORD KEEPER 1617 / LORD CHANCELLOR 1618”