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Frederick Bacon

English printmaker

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Images from the collections

Images by Frederick Bacon

9 images from works
  • A girl stands in front of her grandmother who is holding a letter which she is questioning the girl about. Engraving by F. Bacon after E.C. Wood.
  • Two young children comfort their mother as she mourns at the tomb of her dead husband. Engraving by F. Bacon after Miss L. Sharpe.
  • Joseph Hume. Engraving by F. Bacon after G. P. A. Healy.
  • Three women in a post office, curious about a local resident, surreptitiously read a sealed letter addressed to him. Engraving by F. Bacon after H. Richter.
  • A young woman in distress at an altar being pressed by a cleric to read a passage of the Bible. Engraving by F. Bacon after Solomon Hart.
  • Two young children comfort their mother as she mourns at the tomb of her dead husband. Engraving by F. Bacon after Miss L. Sharpe.
  • A faun surrounded by fairies. Engraving by F. Bacon, 1840, after D. Maclise.
  • Saint Mary Magdalen. Engraving by F. Bacon after W. Etty.
  • A prisoner sits in his cell and carves the Crucifixion in the wall with a nail. Engraving by F. Bacon after E.H. Wehnert.

Works from the collections

13 works

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    The body of King Harold II being interred after the battle of Hastings. Engraving by F. Bacon, 1851, after F.R. Pickersgill, 1847.

    Pickersgill, Frederick Richard, 1820-1900. | Date: 1851 | Reference: 2970993i
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    The flight of Francesco Novello di Carrara, Lord of Padua, with his wife Taddea D'Este, from Padua under attack by Milan. Engraving by F. Bacon after C.L. Eastlake.

    Eastlake, Charles Lock, Sir, 1793-1865. | Date: [between 1800 and 1899] | Reference: 3162395i
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    A young woman in distress at an altar being pressed by a cleric to read a passage of the Bible. Engraving by F. Bacon after Solomon Hart.

    Hart, Solomon Alexander, 1806-1881. | Reference: 30682i
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    Saint Mary Magdalen. Engraving by F. Bacon after W. Etty.

    Etty, William, 1787-1849. | Reference: 6651i
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    A prisoner sits in his cell and carves the Crucifixion in the wall with a nail. Engraving by F. Bacon after E.H. Wehnert.

    Wehnert, Edward Henry, 1813-1868. | Date: 1848 | Reference: 28886i

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