The essays; or, Councils, civil and moral
Francis Bacon's Essays, printed in London in 1696 by H. Herringman and partners for a general English readership, and held by Duke University Libraries. The single picture is a small circular medallion showing two male profiles in engraved line with stippled shading, one older and balding in front of a longer-haired figure, set against a pale ground; a designer might borrow its framed profile-medallion format for a seal, badge, or coin-style emblem.
