The Visit of the Rev. John Wesley A.M. to his Mother’s Grave A.D.1779
1800-1850 / John Wesley / Other / Paper / Print / The Wesley Family
Aquatint on paper
By G.Hunt (active 1824-1831) after W. Lee, c.1825-30
The subject of this aquatint is somewhat fanciful. John Wesley is depicted standing by his mother's grave in Bunhill Fields. The date given is 1779, the year Wesley moved opposite Bunhill Fields into his new house and the newly-opened New Chapel (today's Wesley's Chapel).
Susanna Wesley's original tombstone is accurately depicted, with the epitaph written by Charles Wesley. The stone was later replaced with a different, more factual, epitaph.
John Wesley's academic title is given as 'A.M.' in Latin for 'atrium magister'; today, the title would be 'M.A.' (Master of Arts).
By G.Hunt (active 1824-1831) after W. Lee, c.1825-30
The subject of this aquatint is somewhat fanciful. John Wesley is depicted standing by his mother's grave in Bunhill Fields. The date given is 1779, the year Wesley moved opposite Bunhill Fields into his new house and the newly-opened New Chapel (today's Wesley's Chapel).
Susanna Wesley's original tombstone is accurately depicted, with the epitaph written by Charles Wesley. The stone was later replaced with a different, more factual, epitaph.
John Wesley's academic title is given as 'A.M.' in Latin for 'atrium magister'; today, the title would be 'M.A.' (Master of Arts).
