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- Creator:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- publish'd according to act of Parliament May 1st, 1751.
- Call Number:
- Sotheby 59+ Box 200
- Collection Title:
- Plate 59. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- At his trial before Felix the Roman Governor of Judea, a very short St. Paul stands on a stool so as to be seen. The stool is steadied by a fat angel who is fast asleep and so unaware of the angry looking dog who wears a collar etched with the name 'Felix'. In this state an imp has been added under the stool on which Paul stands; he is sawing through one of the legs of the stool. He stands addressing a gallery filled with people in Dutch dress. On the left behind a curtain the orator Tertullus tears up his speech; at his feet a demon pieces the fragments together. On the right Justice is shown as a fat woman who is not blind, one eye is not covered by the blindfold, in her left hand are the scales and in her left a butcher's knife. All the faces are caricatured; many of the audience hold their noses. In the distance can be seen boats on a river and a windmill
- Alternative Title:
- Paul before Felix burlesqued
- Description:
- Title etched above image., State and publisher from Paulson., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Plate mark 26.1 x 3.49 cm, on sheet 28.8 x 37.7 cm.
- Publisher:
- Wm. Hogarth
- Subject (Name):
- Paul, the Apostle, Saint.
- Subject (Topic):
- Angels, Courtrooms, Demons, Dogs, Judicial proceedings, Justice, Rulers, and Saints
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Paul before Felix [graphic]