Eddy Bacon ran the household in military fashion and had no time for Francis and his siblings. In fact, when the painting was first shown the media highlighted the likeness of the portrait to him. Others saw the paintings as his protest against organised religion. The theme was continually developing. In the 1953 painting the scream appears more tortured and the chair has now been wired up to the mains.
Successive paintings show the current being switched on and galvanization occurring.
In May 1996, The National Gallery showed the Velazquez portrait opposite four of the Bacon heads which had been inspired by it. The BBC is not responsible for the contents of any other sites listed. This website features some recently revealed work from the estate of Francis Bacon. Read some biographical notes of Bacon. Francis Bacon and Henri Cartier-Bresson were great friends during their life.