by-nc

The Pool of Bethesda

Maker

(artist)
1697-1764

(engraver)
born 1706 or 1721, died 1774 (Life dates)

(engraver)
1744-1805

(publisher)
1719-1804

Title

The Pool of Bethesda

Date of Production

1772

Dimensions

Height: 47.2 cm
Width: 60.5 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.8684

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Inscriptions

Inscription: recto, lower margin : Willm. Hogarth pinxit. / Ravenet & Picot sculpserunt //

Inscription: recto, lower margin : THE POOL OF BETHESDA. / Engraved from the Original Picture; Painted by William Hogarth Esqr. / on the Stair Case in St. Bartholomew's Hospital. / Vol. II No. 57. / St. John Chap. V. / Size of the Picture 13"8 by 20"3 in Length. / Published Feby. 24th. 1772 by John Boydell Engraver, in Cheapside London. //

Information on this object may be incomplete and will be updated as research progresses. We are particularly committed to addressing any discriminatory or offensive language and ideas that might be present in our records. To help improve this record, and to enquire about images of The Courtauld Gallery Collection, please email gallery.collectionsonline@courtauld.ac.ukFind out more about using and licensing our images.

____________________________

Buy a print from our collection