“The Deliverance of Saint Peter” by David Teniers the Younger in the East Drawing Room of The Wallace Collection, Marylebone, London, England

From The Wallace Collection website:

This picture illustrates the episode when Saint Peter was thrown into prison on the orders of King Herod of Judea. Teniers makes the scene more immediate by situating the story in his own time, thus forcing the viewer to draw a parallel with contemporary behaviour. This mundane scene is contrasted with the celestial vision of the angel, glimpsed through the open cell door in the right background, urging the aged saint to escape. The painting is executed in oils on copper, the details and costumes painted with a high degree of finish which adds to the story’s dramatic veracity.

Object description
Type: Easel painting
Location: The Wallace Collection, London
Material: Oil on copper
Artist: David Teniers the Younger (1610–1690)
Date: probably about 1645 – 1647

Image details
Date: 8 December 2025
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Telephoto Camera 52mm ƒ/2.4
Focal Length: 52mm
Aperture: ƒ/2.4
Shutter Speed: 1/33s
ISO: 800
Licensing: Image of a Wallace Collection asset. This image cannot be licensed.