[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: 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 and state from Paulson.
Added title from caption below image, which is a quotation from Acts 24-25.
Leaf 35 in: Album of William Hogarth prints.
Provenance: Gift of Richard Greenberg; May 2015.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark sheet 42 x 53 cm, on sheet 45 x 56 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Edition: [State 1].
Language: English