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Signature of Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon

Bacon's handwritten autograph signature, used by historians to authenticate documents connected to him.

Bacon's own signature, used to identify and authenticate documents associated with him.

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Black ink handwritten signature on white background, cursive script with a large looping capital F and a flourish, reading as 'Francis Bacon' in stylized letters.
Signature of Sir Francis Bacon.

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What it is

A reproduction of the handwritten signature of Sir Francis Bacon, shown in cursive script with a flourish.

Why it matters

Signatures like this help historians verify which documents and letters genuinely came from Bacon. Studying his handwriting is one small way scholars connect surviving papers to the man himself.

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  • Why is a person's signature useful evidence for historians trying to confirm authorship?
  • What might the style of handwriting suggest about the period it comes from?
  • What are the limits of what a signature alone can tell us about a person?

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Engraved title page of Novum Organum Scientiarum by Francis Bacon, Leiden 1645, showing two classical columns, ships on the sea, and the Latin motto Multi pertransibunt & augebitur scientia.Book

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Title page of a 1696 London edition of Sir Francis Bacon's Essays, Or Councils, Civil and Moral, with a table of the colours of good and evil and a discourse on the wisdom of the ancients. Printed for H. Herringman, R. Scot, R. Chiswell, A. Swalle, and R. Bentley.Book

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Essays

Francis Bacon · 1597

Black and white engraved portrait of a bearded man with curly hair, wearing a wide-brimmed dark hat, a large white lace collar, and a dark embroidered doublet, against a shaded background. The caption below reads 'LORD BACON'.Painting

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Francis Bacon, Engraving by C. Cook after Houbraken

C. Cook after Jacobus Houbraken · 1738

Title page of New Atlantis, printed in old-style typeface: 'NEVV ATLANTIS. A Vvorke vnfinished. Vvritten by the Right Honourable, Francis Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban.' Below the text is a small ornate woodcut frame with a figure and a winged creature.Book

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