An exact likeness : the portraits of John Wesley / Richard P. Heitzenrater.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heitzenrater, Richard P., 1939- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wesley, John, 1703-1791--Portraits.

Wesley, John.

England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (139 p.)

Place of Publication:

Nashville, Tennessee : Abingdon Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A unique pictorial art history book that describes John Wesley's legacy through the many portraits and sculptures that attempt his exact likeness, in life and in death.

Contents:

Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; Early Portraits of Wesley; Wesley the Oxford Don; Wesley as Seen by Critics; Wesley the Pious Person; Wesley the Preacher; Wesley the Methodist Preacher; Wesley as Satirized; Wesley the Methodist Leader; Wesley as Ceramic Model; Wesley the Anglican Preacher; Wesley the Notable Person; Wesley the Notable Methodist; Wesley the Notable Scholarly Person; Wesley the Aging Methodist Leader; Wesley in Death; Wesley Portrayed Post-Mortem; Portraits Purported to Be Wesley; Later Portraits of Wesley; Portrait Painters

Engravers, Printers, and SellersStudy of Wesley Portraits; Concluding Comments; Acknowledgments; List of Illustrations and Permissions; Selected Bibliography; General Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 27, 2016).

ISBN:

1-5018-1661-6

OCLC:

946784787