Detail View: Methodist Collection: Wesley ascending to Heaven
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Image Number:
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JRL022522tr
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Image Title:
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Wesley ascending to Heaven
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Alternative Image Title:
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John Wesley carried by Angels
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Date Created:
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1791-08-01
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Publication Details:
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London: Robert Sayer
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Description:
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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.
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Language:
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English
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Subject:
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Methodist Church
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Subject:
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Death
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Subject:
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Christianity
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Subject:
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Religion
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Category of Material:
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Archives
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Technique Used:
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Engraving
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Time Period Covered:
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18th Century CE
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People Covered:
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Wesley, John, 1703-1791
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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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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References:
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Methodist Web Exhibitions
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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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