Portrait of The Apostle John

Book Title: The life of our blessed Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ. An heroic poem: dedicated to Her most sacred Majesty. In ten books. Attempted by Samuel Wesley ... With sixty copper-plates

Author: Wesley, Samuel, 1662-1735

Image Title: Portrait of The Apostle John

Description: A portrait of John, one of the twelve apostles, holding a cup with a serpent, his attribute. In the upper right-hand corner is a scene depicting the attempted martyrdom of John, during which he was lowered into a cauldron of boiling oil with no harm being done to him.

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