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In the 17th century the cartoons became the property of the Royal Collection of England at Hampton Court. In 1865 it was decided by Queen Victoria that they should be exhibited on loan at the Victoria and Albert Museum, LondonLondon is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England, and with over seven million inhabitants in the Greater London area, is the second-most populous conurbation in Europe (after Moscow). From being Londinium the capital of the Roman province of Bri, where they are still to be seen.

The London Raphael Cartoons represent the following scenes from the lives of Christ and St. PaulPaul of Tarsus (originally Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul the Apostle (c. 66) is considered by many Christians to be the most important disciple of Jesus, and next to Jesus the most important figure in the development of Christianity. Paul is recognized by:

• Christ's Charge to Peter
• The Miraculous Draught of Fishes
• The Death of Ananias
• The Healing of the Lame Man
• The Blinding of Elymas
• The Sacrifice at Lystra
• St. Paul Preaching at Athens