Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
John Downman, 1750–1824, British
Title:
Portrait of a Divine Called Reverend John Wesley
Date:
ca. 1781
Materials & Techniques:
Black and red chalk on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 9 x 7 1/2 inches (22.9 x 19 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back of mount, lower right: "DOWNMAN, JOHN | PORTRAIT OF DIVINE, PERHAPS JOHN WESLEY | LGD 62/6/14/42"; on back of detached border, lower right: "w. LGD 62/6/14/42"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.6152
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
man | oval | interior | coat | wig | collar | chair | profile (figure) | portrait | reverend
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
Richard P. Heitzenrater, An Exact Likeness: The Portraits of John Wesley, Abingdon Press, Nashville, p. 80, fig. (b), N7628.W46 H45 2016 (LC) (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:7831