Ravenet after William Hogarth – Jesus Cureth the Lame-man at the Pool of Bethesda.
A version of the Pool of Bethesda by Ravenet. The original painting was made for St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, where it still hangs.
William Hogarth
William Hogarth, (born November 10, 1697, London, England—died October 26, 1764, London). The first great English-born artist to attract admiration abroad. Best known for his MORAL and satirical engravings and paintings—e.g., A Rake’s Progress (eight scenes,1733).
His attempts to build a reputation as a history painter and portraitist, however, met with financial disappointment. His aesthetic theories had more influence in Romantic literature than in painting.
