Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Early Christian Arguing his Case in Roman Court (Paul Before Felix Acts 23:26)

William Hogarth
1697-1764

Early Christian Arguing his Case in Roman Court (Paul Before Felix Acts 23:26)

15 3/8 x 20 1/8 inches (391 x 511 mm)
Red chalk on paper.
III, 38

Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.

Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: Fleur-de-lis in shield, surmounted by crown, over "LVG", (Strasbourg lily).
Watermark: Countermark: Letters "IV".
Associated names
Anonymous, British School, 18th cent., Formerly attributed to.
Lort, Dr., former owner.
Joly, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Bibliography
Collection J. Pierpont Morgan : Drawings by the Old Masters Formed by C. Fairfax Murray. London : Privately printed, 1905-1912, III, 38.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department