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Edward Irvine Halliday
'A.D. 353 Hilary, A Philosopher Of Poictiers, Was Invited By The Priests And People Of That City To Become Their Bishop. He Here Considers Their Offer, While His Wife, Daughter And Two Friends Urge Caution In Making A Decision Which Will Mean The Surrender Of His Inheritance. The Merchant From The East Asking A Servant What Is Happening, Foreshadows Hilary's Subsequent Banishment'
signed and dated 1931
39½ x 61in. (100.5 x 155cm.)
'A.D. 353 Hilary, A Philosopher Of Poictiers, Was Invited By The Priests And People Of That City To Become Their Bishop. He Here Considers Their Offer, While His Wife, Daughter And Two Friends Urge Caution In Making A Decision Which Will Mean The Surrender Of His Inheritance. The Merchant From The East Asking A Servant What Is Happening, Foreshadows Hilary's Subsequent Banishment'
signed and dated 1931
39½ x 61in. (100.5 x 155cm.)