 John Deakin

John Deakin (8 May 1912 – 25 May 1972) was an English photographer, best known for his work centred on members of Francis Bacon's Soho inner circle.Bacon based a number of famous paintings on photographs he commissioned from Deakin, including "Portrait of Henrietta Moraes", "Henrietta Moraes on a Bed" and "Three Studies of Lucian Freud".