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the elder John Bacon

b. 1740 — d. 1799

John Bacon, the Elder English, 1740-1799

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Born 1740 — Died 1799

1740s

Project for a Tomb, Three Figures and an Angel (recto); Project for a Tomb: Three Figures and an Angel (verso)

Project for a Tomb, Three Figures and an Angel (recto); Project for a Tomb: Three Figures and an Angel (verso)

1760s

Design for Monument with Britannia and Neptune

Design for Monument with Britannia and Neptune

Sketch for a Funeral Monument

Sketch for a Funeral Monument

1780s

Tomb Monument and Detail

Tomb Monument and Detail

Works

4 artworks

Project for a Tomb, Three Figures and an Angel (recto); Project for a Tomb: Three Figures and an Angel (verso)

Project for a Tomb, Three Figures and an Angel (recto); Project for a Tomb: Three Figures and an Angel (verso)

, 1740

Design for Monument with Britannia and Neptune

Design for Monument with Britannia and Neptune

, 1760

Sketch for a Funeral Monument

Sketch for a Funeral Monument

, 1760

Tomb Monument and Detail

Tomb Monument and Detail

, 1785