Portret van John Wesley
1770
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
353; 252
About this artwork
verzamelaarsmerk, verso, gestempeld: Lugt 240
Art Historical Context
This engraving by John Greenwood, created in 1770, captures a portrait of John Wesley, the influential English cleric and founder of Methodism. At a time when religious revival movements were reshaping Protestant thought across Britain and its colonies, Wesley’s image served both devotional and promotional purposes. Greenwood, an American-born artist active in Europe, brought a transatlantic perspective to the work, bridging colonial artistic traditions with European print culture during the Enlightenment. As an engraving measuring approximately 35 by 25 centimeters, the medium allowed Wesley...
About the Artist
John Greenwood · 1959–present
John Greenwood (born 1959) is a contemporary British painter who rose to prominence in the early 1990s as part of the Young British Artists (YBA) movement that transformed the British art scene. Born in Leeds, Yorkshire, Greenwood studied at York College of Arts and Technology, Cheltenham, and the Royal College of Art, graduating in 1990 with multiple prestigious awards. His work, characterized by...