COLLECTION NAME:
Methodist Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL030353tr
Reference Number:
DDWes/2/49
Previous Accession Number:
Wesley Brown Folio 2, page 62
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Engraving of John Nelson aged sixty-six
Series Title:
Wesley Family Letters (1739-1797)
Date Created:
[date not identified]
Description:
Portrait engraving of the itinerant preacher John Nelson, aged 66. John Nelson was one of the most famous of Wesley's preachers. A poorly educated stonemason, Nelson enjoyed such success as an evangelist in his native Yorkshire that he was nicknamed the 'Apostle of the North'.
Language:
English
Language Code:
eng
Subject:
Methodist Church
Category of Material:
Archives
Sub-Category:
Portraits
Technique Used:
Engraving
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
18th Century CE
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Methodist Church
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Work:
Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes (TMCP)
Notes:
See the Methodist Web Exhibitions
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2006-07
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Engraving of John Nelson aged sixty-six
