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Illustrations by Michelle Beaufoy, derived from black & white 17th century originals specially coloured and enhanced for the Internet.

Photograph of portrait miniature of Francis Bacon by Nicholas Hilliard (1578/9) reproduced from an imprint in Baconiana, Vol. L, No. 167, by kind permission of The Francis Bacon Society.

Illustrations in Picture Gallery from originals in 16th and 17th century publications in the collections of The Francis Bacon Research Trust and The Francis Bacon Society, by kind permission.