Paul before Felix [graphic] / design'd and etch'd in the rediculous [sic] manner of Rembrant by Wm. Hogarth.
- Creator:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker.
- Edition:
- [State 4].
- Published/Created:
- [London] :
[Wm. Hogarth],
publish'd according to act of Parliament May 1st, 1751. - Physical Description:
- 1 print : etching with some mezzotint tone on laid paper ; plate mark 26.2 x 35.7 cm, on sheet 26.6 x 35.6 cm
- Notes:
- Title etched above image.
State and publisher from Paulson.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
CtY-LW - 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.
- Variant Titles:
- Paul before Felix burlesqued
- Topics:
- Angels.
Courtrooms.
Demons.
Dogs.
Judicial proceedings.
Justice.
Rulers.
Saints. - Topics:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
Kinnaird, Charles Kinnaird,--Baron,--1780-1826--Ownership.
Paul,--the Apostle, Saint.
Perrins, Charles William Dyson,--1864-1958--Ownership.
Sotheby, Frederick Edward,--1837-1909--Ownership.
Steevens, George,--1736-1800--Ownership. - Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Etchings--England--London--1751.
Parables. - Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- These images are provided for study purposes only. For publication or other use of images from the Library's collection, please contact the Lewis Walpole Library at walpole@yale.edu. Further details on the Library's photoduplication policy are available at http://www.library.yale.edu/walpole/html/research/rights_reproductions.html
- Call Number:
- Kinnaird
30K(b)
Folio 75 H67 800 v.2 (Oversize) Shelved in solandar box
Kinnaird 30K(b) Box 210
Sotheby 59+ Box 200 - Orbis Record:
- 10417950
- Yale Collection:
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Digital Collection:
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Local Record Number:
- lwlpr26221c
- Citation:
- Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3, no. 3173
Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 191 - OID:
- 16194113
- PID:
- digcoll:4047379
