Saint Paul, shipwrecked on Malta, is attacked by a snake which he shakes off into a fire; it does not harm him and the onlookers take him for a god. Etching after J. Thornhill.

  • Thornhill, James, Sir, 1675 or 1676-1734.
Date:
1791
Reference:
24912i
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Saint Paul, shipwrecked on Malta, is attacked by a snake which he shakes off into a fire; it does not harm him and the onlookers take him for a god. Etching after J. Thornhill. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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