The Rev.d John Cennick. To the Rev.d M.r La Trobe, this Plate, Engraved after an Original Picture, is humbly Dedicated by His much Oblidged humble Servant W.m Hinton.
A L Barandt pinx.t. P. Dawe fecit. London Printed & Published 21 Dec. 1785 by W. Hinton N.º 5 Sweetings Alley Royal Exchange. Fine & rare mezzotint, inscription in scratched letters. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Thread margins. Laid on album paper in four corners, slight cockling where glued down. A half-length portrait of Moravian evangelist John Cennick (1718-55), gesturing at an open Bible. After meeting George Whitefield, John Wesley and Charles Wesley, he joined the Methodists. His son-in-law was Johannes Swertner, who published some prospects of London. CS 1, ia of ii (iii). Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
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