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Saint Paul preaches before a crowd in Athens. Mezzotint by J. Simon after Raphael.

John Dryden, Samuel Garth, John Vanbrugh, and Richard Steele. Mezzotint by J. Simon after Sir G. Kneller.

Sir Theodore Turquet de Mayerne. Mezzotint by J. Simon after Sir P. P. Rubens.

Elymas (also known as Bar-Jesus) the magician is rendered blind by Paul in front of the proconsul of Cyprus. Mezzotint by J. Simon after Raphael.

The apostles Peter and John heal the lame man. Mezzotint by J. Simon after Raphael.

A husband and wife ask a quack doctor for advice about health: he suggests substituting himself for the husband in the wife's affections, and she agrees. Mezzotint by J. Simon, 17--, after Etienne Jeaurat.

The apostles suddenly receive a miraculous shoal of fishes. Mezzotint by J. Simon after Raphael.

After healing a lame man, the apostles Paul and Barnabas are mistaken for gods at Lystra; the priest brings them a sacrifice of oxen. Mezzotint by J. Simon after Raphael.

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Simon, John, 1675-approximately 1755

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Images by Simon, John, 1675-approximately 1755

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The apostles Peter and John heal the lame man. Mezzotint by J. Simon after Raphael.

The apostles suddenly receive a miraculous shoal of fishes. Mezzotint by J. Simon after Raphael.

Elymas (also known as Bar-Jesus) the magician is rendered blind by Paul in front of the proconsul of Cyprus. Mezzotint by J. Simon after Raphael.

After healing a lame man, the apostles Paul and Barnabas are mistaken for gods at Lystra; the priest brings them a sacrifice of oxen. Mezzotint by J. Simon after Raphael.

A husband and wife ask a quack doctor for advice about health: he suggests substituting himself for the husband in the wife's affections, and she agrees. Mezzotint by J. Simon, 17--, after Etienne Jeaurat.

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Simon, John, 1675-approximately 1755

Images from the collections

Images by Simon, John, 1675-approximately 1755

Works from the collections

The apostles Peter and John heal the lame man. Mezzotint by J. Simon after Raphael.

The apostles suddenly receive a miraculous shoal of fishes. Mezzotint by J. Simon after Raphael.

Elymas (also known as Bar-Jesus) the magician is rendered blind by Paul in front of the proconsul of Cyprus. Mezzotint by J. Simon after Raphael.

After healing a lame man, the apostles Paul and Barnabas are mistaken for gods at Lystra; the priest brings them a sacrifice of oxen. Mezzotint by J. Simon after Raphael.

A husband and wife ask a quack doctor for advice about health: he suggests substituting himself for the husband in the wife's affections, and she agrees. Mezzotint by J. Simon, 17--, after Etienne Jeaurat.

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