Detail View: Methodist Collection:
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Image Number:
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JRL1120524
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Reference Number:
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DDWes/2/23
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Previous Accession Number:
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Wesley Brown Folio 2, page 26
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Link to Catalogue:
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Series Title:
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Wesley Family Letters (1739-1797)
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Parent Work Title:
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George Whitefield preaching in the open-air at Leeds in 1749
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Date Created:
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18th century
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Description:
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Etching of George Whitefield preaching in the open-air at Leeds in 1749. In the early days of Methodism it was Whitefiled, the Wesleys' friend from Oxford, who made the greater impact. His dramatic preaching style attracted crowds of up to 30,000.
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Language:
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English
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Language Code:
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eng
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Subject:
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Christianity
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Subject:
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Religion
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Subject:
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Methodist Church
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Category of Material:
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Archives
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Technique Used:
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Etching
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Support:
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Paper
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Time Period Covered:
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18th Century CE
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Places Covered:
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England
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People Covered:
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Whitefield, George, 1714-1770
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Methodist Church
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights Holder - Work:
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Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes (TMCP)
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2011-05-26
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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