"Sr. Nathaniel Bacon"
Period
Description
Engraved portrait of Sir Nathaniel Bacon. "From an Original at the Lord Viscount Grimston's at Gorhambury."No engraver's or publisher's details, no date. Note bottom left "Se ipse pinxit", literally "he himself painted it", signifying that this is an engraving made after a self-portrait. The original self-portrait is still in the collection of the Earl of Verulam at Gorhambury.Sir Nathaniel Bacon (1585? - 1627) was a wealthy land-owner in East Anglia and also a talented amateur artist. His father was a son of Sir Nicholas Bacon and half-brother of Sir Francis Bacon. Only a small group of his paintings survive, including a number of self-portraits and large-scale still-life kitchen scenes.
Type of original
engraving
Artist or photographer
[unknown]
Location depicted in image
[not applicable].
Copyright
1)© St Albans Museums
Photo number
PX8443
