COLLECTION NAME:
Methodist Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL022522tr
Image Title:
Wesley ascending to Heaven
Alternative Image Title:
John Wesley carried by Angels
Date Created:
1791-08-01
Publication Details:
London: Robert Sayer
Description:
Coloured engraving: 'John Wesley: That Excellent Minister of the Gospel, carried by Angels into Abraham's Bosom'. In the months after Wesley's death, engravers and print sellers rushed to supply the huge public demand for depictions of Wesley.
Language:
English
Subject:
Methodist Church
Subject:
Death
Subject:
Christianity
Subject:
Religion
Category of Material:
Archives
Technique Used:
Engraving
Time Period Covered:
18th Century CE
People Covered:
Wesley, John, 1703-1791
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Work:
Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes (TMCP)
References:
Methodist Web Exhibitions
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Wesley ascending to Heaven
