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Bacon, Frederick

1803 – 1887

Bacon studied at the Royal Academy Schools in London. He was an accomplished watercoloursit in addition to his reputation as one of the finest line engravers of his generation with larger plates taking him several years to produce.



An image from the RSA collection.

Prince Charles Edward and the Highlanders Entering Edinburgh After the Battle of Prestonpans, September 22nd 1745

Duncan's most ambitious history painting, it was commissioned by the London print publisher Francis Graeme Moon specifically to be engraved, about…

An image from the RSA collection.