Susanna molested by the elders. Stipple engraving by J. Jenkins, 1823, after P.F. Mola.

London (16 Manor Place, Walworth) : Jh. Jenkins, Jany. 17th. 1823.

1 print : stipple engraving, with etching ; platemark 35.9 x 42 cm

Susanna and the elders, from the original picture in possession of the engraver. Painted by P.F. Mola. Engraved by Joseph Jenkins.

The only painting of Susanna and the elders by Mola recorded by Cocke is a lost work, Cocke's no. L41, which was in the Quiryn van Biesum sale, Rotterdam, 18 October 1719, no. 17, but that work was (marginally) vertical ("h. 1v. 5d. br. 1v. 2d."), whereas the present work is in horizontal format

E. Bénézit, Dictionnaire des peintres, Paris 1999, vol. 7, p. 517 ("On cite notamment de lui: Suzanne et les vieillards, d'après P.F. Mola")

R. Cocke, Pier Francesco Mola, Oxford 1972, p. 74 (no mention of this print or of a painting in Jenkins's ownership)

Wellcome Collection 587473i