John Wesley preaching in Ireland

John Wesley preaching in Ireland
John Wesley preaching in Ireland
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1800-1850 / John Wesley / Oil on Canvas/Board / Painting / Portrait
Oil on canvas
By Maria Sppilsbury Taylor, 1815

John Wesley visited Ireland twenty-one times between 1747 and 1789. On his last visit, in 1789, he preached under the Spanish chestnut tree depicted in the painting. Spilsbury Taylor painted the scene after Wesley's death, in 1815, which accounts for the early 19th century garments and hair fashions.