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Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam

Unknown 19th Century

1850

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Romanticism Early 19th Century Portrait Fichu

Dominant colour

Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam is a 1850 ink by Unknown 19th Century, a Romanticism work, depicting Fichu, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Unknown 19th Century
When & what style?: 1850 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This painting shows a portrait of Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam. It's an old image, created a long time ago. The artist used a lot of details to make it look realistic, which is interesting because it was made without modern tools, and this level of precision was hard to achieve back then. To learn more about this style of art, look into the technique: engraving.