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Francis Bacon, Viscount St Alban

3 of 61 portraits of Francis Bacon, Viscount St Alban

by John Vanderbank, after Unknown artist
oil on canvas, 1731? (circa 1618)
30 1/8 in. x 24 7/8 in. (765 mm x 632 mm)
Transferred from British Museum, 1879
Primary Collection
NPG 520

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Sitterback to top

Francis Bacon, Viscount St Alban (1561-1626), Philosopher and Lord Chancellor. Sitter associated with 61 portraits.

Artistsback to top

Unknown artist. Artist associated with 6232 portraits.
John Vanderbank (1694-1739), Portrait painter. Artist associated with 95 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.

Linked publicationsback to top

Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 27
Simon, Jacob, The Art of the Picture Frame: Artists, Patrons and the Framing of Portraits in Britain, 1997 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 8 November 1996 - 9 February 1997), p. 122
Strong, Roy, Tudor and Jacobean Portraits, 1969, p. 11