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Peter James Gerald Lacy: Cancelled United Kingdom

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Peter James Gerald Lacy: Cancelled United Kingdom Passport issued 6th August 1936. Lacy was described as a student born at Leamington Spa 29th January 1916, 6'-0" high with brown/green eyes and gold/orange hair. The passport contains Lacy's photograph and signature, it expired 6th August 1941. There are six heavily stamped pages containing visas, showing travel to among other countries Cyprus in 1937 and 1938, Port Said, France and Switzerland. Peter Lacy played an important part in Bacon's life. He was a former RAF pilot and met Bacon in 1952 at The Colony Room, 41 Dean Street, Soho, a private drinking club. The relationship started at this time and it was Bacon's first sustained relationship with a younger man. Lacy had independent means, a slight stammer, a ready wit and a violent temper. He was also a sexual sadist. On being in love with Lacy, Bacon used to say, "being in love in that extreme way, being totally physically obsessed by someone, is like having some dreadful disease - I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy". This is generally recognised as being the most important sexual relationship in his life. The relationship ended after a few years and Peter Lacy died in 1962 on the eve of Francis Bacon's Tate Exhibition.
Provenance: The Robertson Collection

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