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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808945703321

Autore

Heitzenrater Richard P. <1939->

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Nashville, Tennessee : , : Abingdon Press, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-5018-1661-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (139 p.)

Disciplina

287.092

Soggetti

England

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.