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Thornhill, James, Sir, 1675–1734
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Paul before Festus, King Agrippa and Queen Bernice
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Agrippa II (born AD 27/28), seventh and last king of the family of Herod the Great
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Berenice of Cilicia (28 AD – ?), Jewish client queen of the Roman Empire during the second half of the 1st century
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Paul the Apostle (c. AD 5 – c. AD 67)
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Apostles in England - Sir James Thornhill and the Legacy of Raphael's Tapestry Cartoons (Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery, 1996-10-15 - 1996-12-21)
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Connections (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-05-26 - 2011-09-11)
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Painting in England 1700-1850 - From The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon (Yale University Art Gallery, 1965-04-15 - 1965-06-20)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Jacob's Dream
1705
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Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
St. Paul before Agrippa
ca. 1710
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