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".
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.
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.
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Century Drawings
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