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The image features illustrations of five historical figures, each shown from the waist up. At the top left is Lord Bacon, top right is Richard Baxter, in the center is Judge Blackstone, bottom left is Dr. James Beattie, and bottom right is Robert Burns. Each figure is shown in distinct attire and poses. The names of the figures are written near their portraits in elegant script. The background is plain, and the paper shows signs of age and wear.
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The image features illustrations of five historical figures, each shown from the waist up. At the top left is Lord Bacon, top right is Richard Baxter, in the center is Judge Blackstone, bottom left is Dr. James Beattie, and bottom right is Robert Burns. Each figure is shown in distinct attire and poses. The names of the figures are written near their portraits in elegant script. The background is plain, and the paper shows signs of age and wear.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bacon, Baxter, Blackstone, Beattie, Burns

Unknown Artist

Medium
engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 27.2 × 21.5 cm (10 11/16 × 8 7/16 in.)
Classification
Print · Historical Portrait
Accession number
1950.14.159
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Unknown
Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1950.

NGA object ID 37797. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.