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Sir Francis Bacon (1561–1626) depicted at 18 years of age. The inscription around his head reads “Si tabula daretur digna animum mallem” (“If one could but paint his mind). Painting by Nicholas Hilliard from the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London. Public-domain image available at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bacon#/media/File:18-year_old_Francis_Bacon.jpg
