Reverend John Wesley M.A.

Reverend John Wesley M.A.
Reverend John Wesley M.A.

1750-1800 / Engraving / John Wesley / Paper / Print
Engraving
After miniature painting by J. Barry, engraving published by J. Barry and R.Wilkinson, London, 1791, 1791

This well-known image was engraved in 1791 after a miniature painting by J. Barry. A number of versions of this engraving dating to the 1790s exist and they were used as the basis for portraits illustrated in later Wesleyan hymn books. See also John Mason's 1846 edition of the 'Collection Of Hymns, For The Use Of The People Called Methodists', in the Online Collection.