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Lord Bacon's Essays, or, Counsels Moral and Civil Translated from the Latin by William Willymott, In

Lord Bacon's Essays, or, Counsels Moral and Civil Translated from the Latin by William Willymott, In( )
Author: Bacon, Francis
ISBN:978-1-171-11971-5
Publication Date:Jun 2010
Publisher:Creative Media Partners, LLC
Imprint:Gale ECCO, Print Editions
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $38.75
Book Description:

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print,...
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Pages:490
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):7.44 x 9.69 x 0.99 Inches
Book Weight:1.92 Pounds
Author Biography
Bacon, Francis (Author)
Francis Bacon was born on October 28, 1909. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, to parents of British decent but lived with his nanny, Jessie Lightfoot, for many of his formative years. Bacon began painting in his early 20s and worked only sporadically until his mid-30s. He lived between England and Ireland for many years, earning his money by becoming an interior decorator and a designer of furniture and rugs.

In 1944 he created his breakthrough oil painting entitled, Three Studies for Figures at the Base of the Crucifixion. The work is said to have been competed within the timeframe of two weeks. The painting was immediately seen as a sensation and established him as an important post-war artist. Bacon himself insisted that no retrospective of his work should include anything produced prior to 1944.

Bacon was plagued with chronic asthma which developed into a respiratory condition. He died of cardiac arrest on April 28, 1992. He left his entire estate to his companion, John Edwards, who then donated the contents of Bacon's studio to the Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin.

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