Reproduction
Object number
1116
Title
First Reading of the Bible in the Crypt of Old St Paul's Cathedral, London
Creator
Graves, Robert (1798-1873) (Printmaker)
Description
Photogravure of 'First Reading of the Bible in the Crypt of Old St Paul's Cathedral, London', 1846, from a painting by Sir George Harvey (1806-1876). The portrait depicts a narrative from spring of 1540, soon after Edmund Bonner's installation as Bishop of London while Cromwell was still in power. The Bible, chained to a pillar, is being read aloud by John Porter (thought to have died while imprisoned in Newgate for publicly reading aloud the Bible) to an assemblage of people of all ages and conditions.
Production date
1846
Subject
Object, Worship and music
Object name
Photograph
Material
Paper
Technique
Photogravure
Dimensions
Height: 9.2 cm
Width: 25.4 cm
Height: 28.7 cm
Width: 35.6 cm
Height: 43.7 cm
Width: 48.7 cm
Inscription
FIRST READING OF THE BIBLE IN THE CRYPT OF OLD ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL, LONDON./ PAINTED BY SIR GEORGE HARVEY. PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY. 1839-42.
