A mezzotint of St. Peter by Blooteling after Moreelse in roughly the same size can be considered a companion piece, but if a series of apostles was intended it was never completed. The vivid depiction of emotion in the portrayal of a saint is outside the usual canon, though Van Dyck’s various busts of apostles share a certain intensity. Executed in the stark contrasts of mezzotint, Blooteling’s troubled St. Paul creates a particularly striking effect.