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Simon François Ravenet

The Pool of Bethesda

Description

Maker

Simon François Ravenet (French, 1706/21-1774), printmaker
Victor Marie Picot (French, 1744-1805), printmaker
After William Hogarth (English, 1697-1764), designer
John Boydell (British, 1719-1804), publisher

Title

The Pool of Bethesda

Year

1772

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

engraving

Supports

Dimensions

47.9 x 57.2 cm (18 7/8 x 22 1/2 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered LL: "Will.m Hogarth pinxit"; and LR: "Ravenet & Picot sculpserunt"; and LC: "The Pool of Bethesda. Engraved from the Original Picture Painted by William Hogarth Esq.r on the Sair Case in St Bartholomew's Hospital. Published Feb.y 24th 1772 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London / St. John Chap: V."

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Raymond G. Mowry

Object Number

26.335

Type

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Tombstone

Simon François Ravenet (French, 1706/21-1774), printmaker
Victor Marie Picot (French, 1744-1805), printmaker
After William Hogarth (English, 1697-1764), designer
John Boydell (British, 1719-1804), publisher
The Pool of Bethesda, 1772
engraving
47.9 x 57.2 cm (18 7/8 x 22 1/2 inches) (plate)
Gift of Mrs. Raymond G. Mowry 26.335

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