1943.1115: The Reverend John Wesley (1703-1791)
Sculpture
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1943.1115
- People
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Enoch Wood, British (Burslem, England 1759 - 1840 Burslem, England)
- Title
- The Reverend John Wesley (1703-1791)
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Work Type
- sculpture, bust
- Date
- after 1791
- Culture
- British
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/230213
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- White biscuit
- Dimensions
- 30 x 18 x 13.5 cm (11 13/16 x 7 1/16 x 5 5/16 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- inscription: plaque on back of bust, impressed: THE / REVEREND / JOHN WESLEY, M.A. / FELLOW OF LINCOLN COLLEGE, OXFORD, AND FOUNDER OF METHODISM. / HE SAT FOR THIS BUST / TO / MR. ENOCH WOOD, SCULPTOR, / BURSLEM, / 17[81?], / AND DIED IN / 1791, / AGED / 88 / YEARS. / IS NOT THIS A BRAND PLUCKED / OUT OF [italicized:] THE FIRE?
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
- Accession Year
- 1943
- Object Number
- 1943.1115
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Verification Level
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