Art, Symbol & Imagination
Animal and serpentine marks: Paper Marks
Animal outlines and serpentine forms fill Plate II, accompanied by small human figures and letter-like devices. Their numbered arrangement encourages comparison across specimens. In Francis Bacon and His Secret Society, Pott treats these paper marks as possible signs of covert affiliation, a proposed reading rather than an established identity for each maker.
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Illustrator not identified. "Animal and serpentine marks: Paper Marks" [editorial title]. In Francis Bacon and His Secret Society, Constance Mary Pott. 1891, S. Low, Marston. Source scan leaf 378. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0028-0378
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Illustrator not identified. Animal and serpentine marks: Paper Marks. Francis Bacon and His Secret Society. Scan leaf 378. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0028-0378