
[ca. 1750–1920]
Sir Nicholas Bacon in three-quarter profile with hat, fur-lined coat, ruffled collar, and carrying a staff gripped in his left hand which displays a circular ring on his index finger. Bacon was an English politician, Keeper of the Great Seal of England, and the father of Francis Bacon. Text: Mediocria firma. Nicolaus Baconus eq, Ingenio BACON mgnus cus Tosque Sigilli firmavit ius Tas Bos Feritis opes.
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