Francis Collection (#14)

Letter from Francis Bacon to Sir John Puckering, 28th July 1595. Artist: Sir Francis Bacon
Letter from Francis Bacon to Sir John Puckering, 28th July 1595. Letter from Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam and Viscount St.Albans to Sir John Puckering, Lord Keeper

Letter from Sir Francis Drake to William Cecil, Lord High treasurer, 26th July 1586. Artist: Sir Francis Drake
Letter from Sir Francis Drake to William Cecil, Lord High treasurer, 26th July 1586. Letter informing Cecil that the whole Spanish treasure from the Indies for the last year only

The Little Shepherdess, 18th century, (1912). Artist: Francis Wheatley
The Little Shepherdess, 18th century, (1912). A print from The Connoisseur, (London, 1912)

Kay Francis, American actress, 1933. Francis (1905-1968) was an American actress who, after a brief beginning on Broadway in the 1920s

Trinity Church, Southwark, London, 1830. Artist: R Winkles
Trinity Church, Southwark, London, 1830. The chuch in Southwarks Trinity Church Square was designed by Francis Bedford and built in 1826

Francis North, 1st Baron Guilford, (1823). Artist: John Samuel Agar
Francis North, 1st Baron Guilford, (1823). A staunch royalist, North (1637-1685) was a lawyer, solicitor-general, attorney-general, and chief-justice of the common pleas

Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford, English politician, (1823). Artist: W Holl
Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford, English politician, (1823). Russell (1593-1641) was one of the leading opponents of King Charles I

Sir Francis Walsingham, spymaster of Queen Elizabeth I, (1824). Artist: W Holl
Sir Francis Walsingham, spymaster of Queen Elizabeth I, (1824). Walsingham (c1530-1590) was one of the queens principal secretaries of state

Francis Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester, (1831). Artist: Henry Thomas Ryall
Francis Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester, (1831). Atterbury (1663-1732) was a man of letters and politician as well as a bishop

Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford, 1834. Artist: WT Mote
Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford, 1834. Russell (1765-1802) joined the Whigs in the House of Lords, and became a member of the circle of the Prince of Wales, (later King George IV)

Thomas Blacklock, Scottish poet, (1870). Artist: William Holl
Thomas Blacklock, Scottish poet, (1870). An engraving of Blacklock (1721-1791) from Robert Chambers A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen, Blackie and Son, (Glasgow, Edinburgh, and London)

John Hunter, Scottish surgeon, 1870. Artist: Francis Holl
John Hunter, Scottish surgeon, 1870. Hunter (1728-1793) gave a series of lectures on the theory and practice of surgery, which attracted many famous students, including Edward Jenner

Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey, Scottish judge and literary critic, (1870). Artist: G Stoddart
Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey, Scottish judge and literary critic, (1870). An engraving of Jeffrey (1773-1850) from Robert Chambers A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen, Blackie and Son

Major-General Francis Howard, commanding 8th Brigade, South Africa Field Force, 1902. Artist: Ellis
Major-General Francis Howard, commanding 8th Brigade, South Africa Field Force, 1902. A Captain at Ali Musjid with the Rifle Brigade Howard had reached the rank of Major-General by the time he was

Drake, 19th century. Artist: William Holl
Drake, 19th century. Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596) was the most renowned seaman of the Elizabethan Age. He circumnavigated the globe (1577-1580)

Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings, Governor-General of India, 19th century. Artist: Herbert Bourne
Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings, Governor-General of India, 19th century. Rawdon-Hastings (1754-1826) was Governor-General of India from 1813 to 1823

Sir Robert Henry Sale, British soldier, 19th century. Artist: Francis Holl
Sir Robert Henry Sale, British soldier, 19th century. From 1798, Sale (1784-1845) served mainly in India and Afghanistan and rose to the rank of Major-General in the army of the British East India

Francis Bacon, English philosopher, statesman and essayist, 19th century. Artist: J Thomson
Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans, English philosopher, statesman and essayist, 19th century. Bacon (1561-1626) became Lord Chancellor in 1618

Thomas Babington, British poet, historian and Whig politician, 19th century. Portrait of Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay (1800-1859)

Sir Francis Drake, English privateer, navigator, naval pioneer, politician, 19th century. Artist: W Holl
Sir Francis Drake, English privateer, navigator, naval pioneer, politician, 19th century. Portrait of Drake (c1540-1596), Elizabeth Is pirate

Empress Eugenie, (1826-1920), Empress Consort of France (1853-1870), 19th century. Artist: Francis Holl
Empress Eugenie, Empress Consort of France, 19th century. Eugenie (1826-1920) was Empress Consort of France from 1853 until 1870

Sir Francis Crossley, English carpet manufacturer, mid-late 19th century. Portrait of philanthropist Crossley (1817-1872) who was Liberal MP for Halifax and the West Riding

Paris, France, 1883. Artist: Edward Paxman Brandard
Paris, France, 1883. View of the bridges over the River Seine

Saint Francis of Assisi in Ecstasy, 1597. Found in the Collection of Wadsworth Athenaeum, Hartford

Virgin and child with John the Baptist as a Boy and Saint Francis receiving the Stigmata. Private Collection

Saint Francis and the Poor Knight, and Franciss Vision (From Borgo del Santo Sepolcro Altarpiece), 1437-1444. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Saint Francis before the Sultan (From Borgo del Santo Sepolcro Altarpiece), 1437-1444. Artist: Sassetta (1392-1450)
Saint Francis before the Sultan (From Borgo del Santo Sepolcro Altarpiece), 1437-1444. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

The Stigmatisation of Saint Francis (From Borgo del Santo Sepolcro Altarpiece), 1437-1444. Artist: Sassetta (1392-1450)
The Stigmatisation of Saint Francis (From Borgo del Santo Sepolcro Altarpiece), 1437-1444. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

The Dead Christ, c. 1490. Artist: De Roberti, Ercole (c. 1450-1496)
The Dead Christ, c. 1490. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

The vision of Saint Francis, 1640s. Artist: Cortona, Pietro da (1596-1669)
The vision of Saint Francis, 1640s. Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence, 1609. Artist: Caravaggio, Michelangelo (1571-1610)
Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence, 1609. Found in the collection of the San Lorenzo, Palermo

Saint Francis of Assisi with Angels, ca 1475. Artist: Botticelli, Sandro (1445-1510)
Saint Francis of Assisi with Angels, ca 1475. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

The Vision of Saint Francis, ca 1586. Artist: Carracci, Lodovico (1555-1619)
The Vision of Saint Francis, ca 1586. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Madonna with the Child and Saint Francis, 1605. Artist: Carracci, Antonio Marziale (1583-1618)
Madonna with the Child and Saint Francis, 1605. Found in the collection of the Musei Capitolini, Rome

The Mystical Marriage Of St. Francis Of Assisi, 1444. Artist: Sassetta (1392-1450)
The Mystical Marriage Of St. Francis Of Assisi, 1444. Found in the collection of the Musee Conde, Chantilly

St Francis and the Doge Francesco Dona, Order of the Doge, 1548. St Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan Order of monks, with the Doge of Venice

The Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, 1892. Front cover of the The Million, 25 June 1892

Kay Francis, American actress, 1934-1935. After a brief Broadway career, Kay Francis went Hollywood, becoming Warner Brothers top female star in the mid 1930s

Albert Hall, London, 20th Century. The Albert Hall, a concert hall seating 8000 people, was named in memory of Prince Albert

Milk Below Maids, 1793. Artist: Luigi Schiavonetti
Milk Below Maids, 1793. A plate from Cries of London, published in 1793

Calcutta, India, 1893. Artist: R Dawson
Calcutta, India, 1893. An engraving from James Taylors The Age We Live In: A History of the Nineteenth Century, From the Peace of 1815 to the Present Time, William Mackenzie, (London, 1893)

Sir Francis Drake, English sailor, 1591 (19th century). Artist: Marcus Gheeraerts, the Younger
Sir Francis Drake, English sailor, 1591 (19th century). Portrait of Drake (c1540-1596), privateer, navigator, naval pioneer and raider, and politician

The Virgin and Child with Saints Francis and Sebastian, 1491. Artist: Carlo Crivelli
The Virgin and Child with Saints Francis and Sebastian, 1491

The Ecstasy of St Francis, 1437-1444. Artist: Sassetta
The Ecstasy of St Francis, 1437-1444

St Andrew and St Francis, c1590-1595. Artist: El Greco
St Andrew and St Francis, c1590-1595. From the collection of the Prado, Madrid, Spain

Portrait of Sir Francis Grant in his Studio, 1866. Artist: John Ballantyne
Portrait of Sir Francis Grant in his Studio, 1866. From a private collection

St Francis Receiving the Stigmata, late 15th-early 16th century. Artist: Francesco Francia
St Francis Receiving the Stigmata, late 15th-early 16th century. It is said that St Francis received the stigmata, the marks of Christs wounds, while in an ecstasy of prayer in 1224

Francis Harry Compton Crick, British microbiologist, c1962. Francis Crick (1916-2004) discovered the molecular structure of DNA

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