Prints / Portraits & Caricatures

[Portrait] Knapton, J[ohn] & P[aul]

Lord Keeper Sr. Nicholas Bacon. In the collection of his Grace the Duke of Bedford.

Impensis J. & P. Knapton. Londini. J. Houbraken sculps. Amst[erdam] 1738. Plate mark 37 x 23 cm. Whole sheet 53,5 x 36,5 cm. Engraving.

Large margins. Fine condition.

A fine portrait of Nicolas Bacon, a politician and Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, during the reign of Elisabeth I. He was father of the philosopher and statesman Sir Francis Bacon. Engraved in Amsterdam by Jacobus Houbraken one of the greatest engravers of all times. Published in the work "The heads of illustrous people of Great Britain" 1743-1752 by John and Paul Knapton in London.

Item No: 1703