Paul before Felix [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- Paul before Felix [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- Paul before Felix burlesqued
- Creator
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Contributor
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
- Published / Created
- publish'd according to act of Parliament May 1st, 1751.
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Wm. Hogarth
- 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'. 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
- Description
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Title etched above image.
State and publisher from Paulson.
First state, with receipt printed along left margin. Later states lack the receipt, the plate cut down to remove it. See Paulson.
Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark on left edge with loss of receipt. Plate dimensions and text of receipt from impression in the British Museum, registration no.: 1857,0613.13.
The receipt is engraved sideways in left margin: Recd. [blank] of [blank] 5s. being the first payment for two prints, one Moses brought to Pharoahs Daughter, the other Paul before Felix which I promise to deliver when finish'd on the payment of 5 shillings more. N.B. Each print will be 7s. 6d. after the subscription is over.
Counterproof on laid paper; sheet 26.4 x 41 cm.
On page 159 in volume 2. - 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 : plate mark 26 x 39.8 cm
- Edition
- [State 1].
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 75 H67 800 v.2 (Oversize)
- Collection Title
- Leaf 47. Album of William Hogarth prints.
- Collection Date
- [England], [not after 1753]
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Counterproofs
Parables
Etchings England London 1751
Blank forms
Ephemera
Subscription
Receipts (financial records) - Material
- etching with some mezzotinting ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- Paul, the Apostle, Saint.
- Subject (Topic)
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Angels
Courtrooms
Demons
Dogs
Judicial proceedings
Justice
Rulers - Subjects
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Paul, the Apostle, Saint
Angels
Courtrooms
Demons
Dogs
Judicial proceedings
Justice
Rulers
England > London > 1751
Steevens, George, 1736-1800 > Ownership
Perrins, Charles William Dyson, 1864-1958 > Ownership
Greenberg, Richard > 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
- 12820177
- Object ID (OID)
- 16194112