- Title:
- Pair of portraits: (1) Sir Francis Bacon wearing a dark hat and white ruff; (2) Thomas Egerton, Baron Ellesmere and Viscount Brackley,
- Object name(s):
- Picture
- Collection:
- Senate House Library
- Comments:
- These complement the Durning-Lawrence Library at Senate House Library, a collection based around Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626). Portraits framed as a pair.
- Dimension:
- 50 x 40 cm
- Material:
- oil on panel
- Normal location:
- Senate House
- Object history note:
- Purchased 1965 from Christie, Manson and Woods, for 18 guineas -- LC min. 76, 6 May 1965. Subjects of paintings identified by NPG, 'through whose good offices' the purchase was made.
- Object name:
- Picture
- Object number:
- PO-0079
- Object production person:
- 17th century English school
- Person's association:
- Artist
- Person's birth date:
- 1600-1700
- Person's nationality:
- English
- Responsible department/section:
- SHL
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/937ac12f-b0f7-33ba-aa7e-8e1870cc52b0
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/937ac12f-b0f7-33ba-aa7e-8e1870cc52b0, Senate House Library, CC BY-NC
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