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Sir Nicholas Bacon (1510-1579) Lord Keeper of the Great Seal
British 16th century unknown
James Crook (1759 - c.1789)
Thomas Wilson (1523/4-1581) [not as inscribed Nicholas Bacon] Secretary of State, diplomat and humanist
Federico Zuccaro (1540 - 1609)
Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
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