John Pawson

John Pawson
John Pawson

1750-1800 / Ministers, Preachers & Associates / Oil on Canvas/Board / Painting / Portrait
Oil on board
By unknown artist, Late 1700s

John Pawson (1737 - 1806) was superintendent of the Chapel in City Road after John Wesley. He became known for burning Wesley's annotated secular books after his death, including Shakespeare, in an effort to control Wesley's posthumous image.