The Epworth Collection

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Plaster bust of John Wesley painted bronze on an attached wooden base

Plaster bust of John Wesley painted bronze on an integral stepped square socle. It is in the manner of Jonathan Spilsbury (floruit 1760-1790)engraving of the George Romney (1734-1802) portrait (1789). (see notes at bottom) Apart from the bronze colour there is no decoration. The hair is styled in a single roll to the shoulder. The bands come out of the top of the cravat, there are no neck buttons and there is a gown. The wood base is fastened to the bust by a metal wood screw.

Category: bust

Production Date: 1965-

Material Part: plaster

Produced by: Fry, Maria

Inscription:

by hand - on lower front bust

John Wesley MA

Measurements:

overall height of bust
height 193mm
width across shoulders
width 133mm

Object Number: 2001-140

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