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William Hogarth - Print (BM S,2.144)

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William Hogarth - Print (BM S,2.144)

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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; republished state with quotation from Warton. 1752, this state 1759
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1752
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