Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-76)
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1850-1900 / B/W / Paper / Photograph / The Wesley Family
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Mid 1800s
This framed photographic print after an early photograph shows the young Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-76), grandson of Charles Wesley (1707-1788). He became a composer and one of England's leading organists and choirmasters.
Samuel Sebastian was appointed organist at Hereford Cathedral in 1832 and later held appointments at Leeds Parish Church (now Leeds Minster, from 1842), Winchester Cathedral (from 1849) and Gloucester Cathedral (1865-1876). Later, in 1850, he became a Professor of Organ at the Royal Academy of Music.
Mid 1800s
This framed photographic print after an early photograph shows the young Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-76), grandson of Charles Wesley (1707-1788). He became a composer and one of England's leading organists and choirmasters.
Samuel Sebastian was appointed organist at Hereford Cathedral in 1832 and later held appointments at Leeds Parish Church (now Leeds Minster, from 1842), Winchester Cathedral (from 1849) and Gloucester Cathedral (1865-1876). Later, in 1850, he became a Professor of Organ at the Royal Academy of Music.
