Sir Nicholas Bacon Greetings Card
Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:
Sir Nicholas Bacon NPG 164
© National Portrait Gallery, London
by Unknown artist
Bacon is shown here holding his staff of office and the 'burse', a bag containing the seal, embroidered with Elizabeth's royal coat of arms. He wears an elaborate jewel, which is probably a whistle, at his chest. The inscription at the top right can be translated as 'the middle course is most secure'.
Card size: 125mm x 175mm
Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.










