St Paul before Antonius Felix, the Roman Governor of Caesarea (Acts 24)
William Hogarth (London 1697 - London 1764)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1752
Materials
Paper
Measurements
547 mm (H)718 mm (W)444 mm (H)615 mm (W)
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Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 1396326
Summary
Print, etching and engraving, St Paul before Antonius Felix, the Roman Governor of Caesarea (Acts 24) by William Hogarth (London 1697 - London 1764). 'And as he reasoned, righteousness, temperance and judgement to come, Felix trembled'. By William Hogarth after his original in Lincoln's Inns Hall. Published Feb 5 1752. Felix stands in the foreground in chains, with his left hand pointing to Heaven. He is flanked to his right by a lawyer? leaning on a lecturn and to his left by a soldier. He faces the Emperor and his entourage with the scribes seated below him. Black wooden frame, glazed.
Provenance
bequest
Makers and roles
William Hogarth (London 1697 - London 1764)