An allegory of chemistry Finish:Stretched Nicholas Bacon (1509-1579) was a

Nicholas Bacon (1509-1579) was a statesman and Lord Keeper of the Great Seal during the reign of Elizabeth I

shown standing on a small grassy rock surrounded by water

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who left the company in 1907

An allegory of chemistry Finish:Stretched Nicholas Bacon (1509-1579) was aAllegorical plate showing Gaia [?] offering a vessel to Hermes, who carries keys and holds aloft a caduceus. The vessel is inscribed 'Influentia' [influence]. Between them is the Earth, inscribed 'Ne Frustra' [not in vain]. Both gods stand on a cloudscape with the Moon and Sun behind. Frontispiece to A treatise for the service of chemistry in general; exhibiting the universal and specific principles of body; the simple and uniform procedure of nature