Art, Symbol & Imagination
Francis Bacon’s Portrait in The Advancement of Learning, 1640
A bearded man in a tall hat sits writing in a furnished room beneath a curtain and shelves of books. The plate caption identifies the 1640 Advancement of Learning; the portrait depicts the philosopher Francis Bacon.
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William Marshall (engraving). "Francis Bacon’s Portrait in The Advancement of Learning, 1640" [editorial title]. In Secret Shakespearean Seals, Fratres Roseae Crucis. Illustrated edition, 1916, 1916, H. Jenkins. Source scan leaf 150. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0509-0150
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
A reproduced historical portrait, monument or engraved page from the source’s argument about Shakespearean authorship. Inclusion does not validate its cryptographic claims.
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William Marshall (engraving). Francis Bacon’s Portrait in The Advancement of Learning, 1640. Secret Shakespearean Seals. Scan leaf 150. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0509-0150