A portrait print titled simply "George Whitefield," an etching and engraving by Joseph Andrews, 1837 to 1870, of the eighteenth century evangelical preacher who addressed crowds in the tens of thousands across Britain and seven voyages to the American colonies. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 41.88(19).
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Classification
Object TypePrint (Engraving, Etching, Woodcut or Lithograph) 1 Physical Form
MediumEtching and engraving, Joseph Andrews, 1837 to 1870, Metropolitan Museum of Art 41.88(19) 1 Medium (class) Connections
Belongs to Tradition
Source George Whitefield, accession 41.88(19) (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Depicts
The Met's own title for this print is the subject's own name, a portrait of the preacher whose field preaching drove the Great Awakening in the American colonies.
Source George Whitefield, accession 41.88(19) (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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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 855177artistDisplayNameQuote, artistDisplayName
"artistDisplayName": "Joseph Andrews"
Sources
1. George Whitefield, accession 41.88(19) (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Art- accession 41.88(19)
catalogue record, medium/object-type description
A portrait print titled simply "George Whitefield," an etching and engraving by Joseph Andrews, 1837 to 1870, of the eighteenth century evangelical preacher who addressed crowds in the tens of thousands across Britain and seven voyages to the American colonies.
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