The Reverend M:r George Whitefield A.B.
John Wollaston jun.r Pinx.t 1742. John Faber fecit.
[Printed for John Bowles & Son, at the Black Horse, Cornhill.]
Mezzotint. Sheet 330 x 250mm (13 x 9¾"). Trimmed to image on three sides, losing publication line at bottom, right edge chipped, folds. Top cut in.
The Methodist evangelist George Whitefield (1714-1770) in a pulpit before a congregation. His squint is shown, a result of measles in childhood. The mesmerized woman in the front row is said to be Mrs James, of Abergavenny, whom Whitefield married in 1741. The original painting is in the National Portrait Gallery (NPG 131).
CS 382, ii of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67341] £180.00
[Printed for John Bowles & Son, at the Black Horse, Cornhill.]
Mezzotint. Sheet 330 x 250mm (13 x 9¾"). Trimmed to image on three sides, losing publication line at bottom, right edge chipped, folds. Top cut in.
The Methodist evangelist George Whitefield (1714-1770) in a pulpit before a congregation. His squint is shown, a result of measles in childhood. The mesmerized woman in the front row is said to be Mrs James, of Abergavenny, whom Whitefield married in 1741. The original painting is in the National Portrait Gallery (NPG 131).
CS 382, ii of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67341] £180.00