Sir Nicholas Bacon
(1510-1579), Lord Keeper of the Great SealSitter associated with 14 portraits
Bacon served as Lord Keeper of the Great Seal to Queen Elizabeth I, and presided over the house of Lords. He was an ardent Protestant and opposed Mary Queen of Scots's claims to the English Crown.
by Unknown artist
oil on panel, inscribed 1579
NPG 164
possibly by Magdalena de Passe, possibly by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620 (1579)
NPG D31840
possibly by Magdalena de Passe, possibly by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620 (1579)
NPG D25367
possibly by Magdalena de Passe, possibly by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620 (1579)
NPG D19193
by Pieter Stevens van Gunst, after Adriaen van der Werff
line engraving, late 17th-early 18th century
NPG D7459
after Unknown artist
woodcut, published 1684
NPG D23930
after Federico Zuccaro
line engraving, probably 18th century
NPG D25370
Hugh Latimer, John Jewl, Sir Nicholas Bacon, Sir Francis Walsingham, William Cecil
after Unknown artist
line engraving, possibly mid 18th century
NPG D25216
by Jacobus Houbraken, after Federico Zuccaro
line engraving, 1738
NPG D25365
by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton, after Federico Zuccaro
line engraving, published 1738
NPG D42893
by James Tookey
line engraving, possibly late 18th to early 19th century
NPG D25369
by Robert Graves, after Federico Zuccaro
line engraving, possibly early 19th century
NPG D25368
Tomb of Sir Nicholas Bacon in St Paul's
by William Finden, published by Lackington & Co, and published by Longman & Co
etching, early 19th century
NPG D40123
by Henry Bone, after Unknown artist
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, December 1811
NPG D17241
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