[Paul before Felix] [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- [Paul before Felix] [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled
- Creator
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Contributor
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
- Published / Created
- [5 February 1752]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Wm. Hogarth
- Abstract
-
"Paul before Felix, showing St Paul on trial before Felix, governor of Caesarea; Paul to left with arms raised, Felix sitting with his wife Drusilla and two priests on a dais at centre, one sitting uncomfortably with his chin in his hand, two clerks in front of the bench at which St Paul stands; to right, the orator Tertullus holding a scroll and leaning on a lectern; a soldier to left and two figures carrying fascae either side of the dais."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title, publisher and state from Paulson.
Added title from caption below image.
Quotation from Acts 24-25 engraved below image: And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and Judgment to come, Felix trembled.
Text below quotation: From the original painting in Lincoln's Inn Hall, painted by Wm. Hogarth.
State 3 distinquished by the presence of a lengthy quotation from Joseph Warton's Essay on the genius and writings of Pope (1756) in bottom corners.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Ms. note in pencil in Mr. Steevens's hand above print: See Mr. Nichols's book 3d edit, p. 323.
On page 161 in volume 2. Sheet trimmed to: . - Provenance
- George Steevens bequeathed this collection to William Windham (1750-1810). At Windham's death, the collection was put up for sale on 20 July 1810 and was bought in by Mrs. Windham at 292 guineas; by descent through the Windham family; Sotheby's, 17 February 1919 to Dyson Perrins for £400; Sotheby's sale including Property of the Late C.W. Dyson Perrins, Esq., 11 June 1959, lot 100 purchased by Maggs Bros. for W.S. Lewis for £1300.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 41.7 x 52 cm
- Edition
- [State 3].
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 75 H67 800 v.2 (Oversize)
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Trials, litigation, etc
Engravings England London 1752
Annotations (Provenance) 18th century - Material
- etching with engraving ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
-
Israel
Caesarea. - Subject (Name)
- Paul, the Apostle, Saint
- Subject (Topic)
-
Biblical events
Courtrooms
Judicial proceedings
Soldiers
Roman
Parables - Subjects
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Paul, the Apostle, Saint > Trials, litigation, etc
Biblical events
Courtrooms > Israel > Caesarea
Judicial proceedings > Israel > Caesarea
Soldiers > Roman
Parables
England > London > 1752
18th century
Steevens, George, 1736-1800 > Ownership
Perrins, Charles William Dyson, 1864-1958 > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 9877282
- Object ID (OID)
- 16194115
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