Francis Bacon

Charles George Lewis after Joseph Murray Ince

Associated Names
Charles George Lewis

Artist, British, 1808 - 1880

Joseph Murray Ince

Artist After, British, 1806 - 1859

The image is a portrait of a man's upper body in profile, facing left. The man has a prominent nose, deep-set eyes, and curly, shoulder-length hair with balding on top. He wears a high collared garment with intricate detailing on the shoulder, reminiscent of Renaissance attire. The background is plain. Inscriptions at the bottom identify the artwork as "Bacon ex dono Daniells Lock in the Library of Trinity College."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 23.7 × 14.7 cm (9 5/16 × 5 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.132

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1950.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q65071180

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