The Good Samaritan

#2726, Scanned by Hector Cordero-Aponte, 2024

Name/Title

The Good Samaritan

Entry/Object ID

2726

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Anthony J. Drexel Paul, Sr.

Notes

Date: c. 1970 Credit Line: Gift of Anthony J. Drexel Paul, Sr. before 1958 Means of Accession: Transfer Source: Transferred from Drexel University Library; Anthony J. Drexel Paul, Sr. before 1958

Made/Created

Artist

William Hogarth

Place

Country

England, United Kingdom

Continent

Europe

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Framed: 23 1/4x31 1/4 in

Height

23-1/4 in

Width

31-1/4 in

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Curator Pick of the Month

Label

William Hogarth (1697-1764), an English painter and printmaker, was known for his satirical prints and social commentary. This month’s curator pick is the print The Good Samaritan after a painting by Hogarth in 1736-1737 which is hanging in St. Bartholomew’s Hospital in London, England. The scene illustrates a passage from Luke 9:30-34, where a wounded and robbed Israelite is treated by a Samaritan. This is a later print published in 1803 by G. & I. Robbinson.