[Paul before Felix] [graphic].

Description

Title: [Paul before Felix] [graphic].
Alternative Title: And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled
Creator: Sullivan, Luke, 1705-1771, printmaker
Contributor: Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
Published / Created: [1762]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Wm. Hogarth
Abstract: "Paul before Felix, showing St. Paul on trial before Felix, governor of Caesarea; the Saint to right, Felix and two priests on a dais, one sitting, asleep, beside the governor, two clerks in front of the bench at which St Paul stands, a figure with the Roman standard and a scroll to left, a soldier to right 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 with quotation from Warton, printmaker's name, and date of publication eliminated.
Copy of Hogarth's print of the same title, with fewer figures and distinquished because it is not the reverse of the original painting.
1 print : etching and engraving on laid paper ; plate mark 42.1 x 52.6 cm, on sheet 46 x 59 cm.
Plate 34 in the album: Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
Provenance: Formerly owned by Queen Charlotte, the album bound according to Her Majesty's direction. Purchased by W.S. Lewis at Sotheby's, Miss M.A.E. Crofton sale, lot 341; 15 November 1960.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 42.3 x 53 cm, on sheet 47.7 x 62 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Edition: [State 4].
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number: Folio 75 H67 764 (Oversize)
Collection Title: Plate 34. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
Collection / Other Creator: Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, collector.
Collection Date: [England], [1732-1764]