Sir Francis Bacon
1824
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1824
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Sir Francis Bacon is a 1824 ink by Edward Finden, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white engraving of a serious-looking man in old-fashioned clothes. He wears a white ruff collar and a dark jacket with buttons down the front. His hands rest on a table, and a pipe and some papers lie nearby. The name "BACON" is written below the table edge. The artist signed it as "E. Finden fect."—meaning he made the final print. The small text calls him "Nature’s Minister and Interpreter," which sounds like a fancy way to describe his work. If you like this style, look up engraving to see how artists carved these detailed lines.
