Print, William Hogarth, 1752

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 the quotation from warton removed. 1752, this state c. 1762 etching and engraving. Date: 1752. Dimensions: Height: 413 mm (cropped); Width: 511 mm (cropped). Medium: paper. Depicted People: St Paul. Collection: British Museum. Print (BM S,2.143)