A small etching titled "John Wesley," by the Scottish artist John Kay, dated 1790, one of the portraits and caricature etchings Kay produced of notable figures of his day in Edinburgh. It portrays the Anglican priest and organising founder of Methodism. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department under accession 33.30(133).
Facts
Classification
Object TypePrint (Engraving, Etching, Woodcut or Lithograph) 1 Physical Form
MediumEtching, John Kay, Scottish, 1790, Metropolitan Museum of Art 33.30(133) 1 Medium (class) Connections
Associated With
This source names Methodism directly: "It portrays the Anglican priest and organising founder of Methodism."
Source John Wesley, accession 33.30(133) (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Belongs to Tradition
Source John Wesley, accession 33.30(133) (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Depicts
The Met's own title for this etching names the subject outright, a portrait of the preacher John Kay made from life within his lifetime.
Source John Wesley, accession 33.30(133) (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
In the Other Atlases
Authored By
Also in Arts and Music Atlas: the author of this subject.
Source The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access API: Metropolitan Museum of Art object record 912194artistDisplayNameQuote, artistDisplayName
"artistDisplayName": "John Kay"
Sources
1. John Wesley, accession 33.30(133) (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Art- accession 33.30(133)
catalogue record, medium/object-type description
A small etching titled "John Wesley," by the Scottish artist John Kay, dated 1790, one of the portraits and caricature etchings Kay produced of notable figures of his day in Edinburgh.
View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.