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William Hamilton portrait (1787), 1788 and 1825 4 items
Box WF9

Engraving by James Fittler, 1788 Nov. 1; and engraving published by William Darton, 1825 (no engraver or painter named).

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Frank Baker collection of Wesleyana and British Methodism, 1536-1996
  3. Wesley Family, 1700-1996
  4. Wesley Family Portraits Subseries, 1703-1982 and undated
  5. John Wesley (1703-1791) Portraits, 1740s-1900s and undated
  6. Portraits of John Wesley (prints)

George Romney portrait (1789), 1789-1791, 1853, 1891, 1905, and undated 3 folders, 18 items
Box WF7 and WF 10

Folder 1 (upright) includes black-and-white engravings and five of George Baxter's color reproduction made in 1840s. Folder 2 (flat) contains three copies of Ward mezzotint engraving, [1791?] in varying condition. Folder 3 (flat) contains Spilsbury engraving, 1789 June 1, and Fincken centenary engraving, 1891 Mar. 2.

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Frank Baker collection of Wesleyana and British Methodism, 1536-1996
  3. Wesley Family, 1700-1996
  4. Wesley Family Portraits Subseries, 1703-1982 and undated
  5. John Wesley (1703-1791) Portraits, 1740s-1900s and undated
  6. Portraits of John Wesley (prints)

Edinburgh portrait (1790)--Wesley with Joseph Cole and James Hamilton, undated 3 folders, 13 items
Box WF7 and WF 9

Includes an engraving of Edinburgh Portrait affixed to paper with a small twig and wax seal.

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Frank Baker collection of Wesleyana and British Methodism, 1536-1996
  3. Wesley Family, 1700-1996
  4. Wesley Family Portraits Subseries, 1703-1982 and undated
  5. John Wesley (1703-1791) Portraits, 1740s-1900s and undated
  6. Portraits of John Wesley (prints)

Henry Edridge portrait (1791), 1792, 1820-1824, and undated 2 folders, 14 items
Box WF7 and WF 10

Includes other engravings based on Edridge portrait, some with a reproduction of JW's signature: "Yours most affectionately, John Wesley."

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Frank Baker collection of Wesleyana and British Methodism, 1536-1996
  3. Wesley Family, 1700-1996
  4. Wesley Family Portraits Subseries, 1703-1982 and undated
  5. John Wesley (1703-1791) Portraits, 1740s-1900s and undated
  6. Portraits of John Wesley (prints)

European Magazine portrait (1791), undated 14 items
Box WF7

Includes photographic reproductions of portrait on pendants and in several other formats.

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Frank Baker collection of Wesleyana and British Methodism, 1536-1996
  3. Wesley Family, 1700-1996
  4. Wesley Family Portraits Subseries, 1703-1982 and undated
  5. John Wesley (1703-1791) Portraits, 1740s-1900s and undated
  6. Portraits of John Wesley (prints)

A Striking Likeness of the late Justly Celebrated, and Pious Christian, the truely Reverend Mr. John Wesley, A.M., Who Exchanged Mortality, for Immortality, March 2nd 1791, Aged 89, "Published March 22nd, 1791, by C. Sheppard, Lambert Hill"
Box WF17

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Frank Baker collection of Wesleyana and British Methodism, 1536-1996
  3. Wesley Family, 1700-1996
  4. Wesley Family Portraits Subseries, 1703-1982 and undated
  5. John Wesley (1703-1791) Portraits, 1740s-1900s and undated
  6. Portraits of John Wesley (prints)

Lewis Vaslet portrait (1791?), 1791, 1864, and undated 2 folders, 3 items
Box WF7 and WF 12

Folder 2 contains B/W print, 21 x 16, engraved by J. Jones, Published June 20, 1791 by Campbell & Gainsborough Publick Library, Bath.

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Frank Baker collection of Wesleyana and British Methodism, 1536-1996
  3. Wesley Family, 1700-1996
  4. Wesley Family Portraits Subseries, 1703-1982 and undated
  5. John Wesley (1703-1791) Portraits, 1740s-1900s and undated
  6. Portraits of John Wesley (prints)

John Jackson portrait (1827), 1850-1851 and undated 2 folders, 11 items
Box WF7 and WF 10

Folder 2 contains proof of Thomson engraving and T. A. Dean engraving.

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Frank Baker collection of Wesleyana and British Methodism, 1536-1996
  3. Wesley Family, 1700-1996
  4. Wesley Family Portraits Subseries, 1703-1982 and undated
  5. John Wesley (1703-1791) Portraits, 1740s-1900s and undated
  6. Portraits of John Wesley (prints)

Other named portraits, 1787-1792, 1865, and undated 2 folders, 27 items
Box WF7 and WF 10

Includes engravings after Tomkinson, Zobel, Thursfield, Taylor, Johnson, and other portraits.

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Frank Baker collection of Wesleyana and British Methodism, 1536-1996
  3. Wesley Family, 1700-1996
  4. Wesley Family Portraits Subseries, 1703-1982 and undated
  5. John Wesley (1703-1791) Portraits, 1740s-1900s and undated
  6. Portraits of John Wesley (prints)

Frank O. Salisbury Portrait, undated [20th century] 2 folders, 6 items
Box WF8 and WF 12

Includes brochures for mezzotint engraving by H. Muchbeth-Raeburn; color poster; and lithograph signed on print and mat.

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Frank Baker collection of Wesleyana and British Methodism, 1536-1996
  3. Wesley Family, 1700-1996
  4. Wesley Family Portraits Subseries, 1703-1982 and undated
  5. John Wesley (1703-1791) Portraits, 1740s-1900s and undated
  6. Portraits of John Wesley (prints)

Photographs and engravings of sculpted images of John Wesley, undated 9 items
Box WF8

B/W photographs of various sculptural reliefs and portrait busts depicting JW, including photograph of death mask and engraving of Wesley Monument at Westminster Abbey.

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Frank Baker collection of Wesleyana and British Methodism, 1536-1996
  3. Wesley Family, 1700-1996
  4. Wesley Family Portraits Subseries, 1703-1982 and undated
  5. John Wesley (1703-1791) Portraits, 1740s-1900s and undated
  6. Portraits of John Wesley (prints)

John Wesley Equestrian Statue, Broadmead, Bristol, 1933 4 items
Box WF8

Photographs of statue in the forecourt of Wesley's Chapel in Broadmead, Bristol on Feb. 16th, 1933. Includes commemorative cards

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Frank Baker collection of Wesleyana and British Methodism, 1536-1996
  3. Wesley Family, 1700-1996
  4. Wesley Family Portraits Subseries, 1703-1982 and undated
  5. John Wesley (1703-1791) Portraits, 1740s-1900s and undated
  6. Portraits of John Wesley (prints)

Newspaper images of John Wesley, 1944-1953 and undated 7 items
Box WF8

Late 19th and early 20th century newspaper images and articles, including "General Oglethorpe and His Servant," and "Teapot Presented to the Rev. John Wesley" among others.

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Frank Baker collection of Wesleyana and British Methodism, 1536-1996
  3. Wesley Family, 1700-1996
  4. Wesley Family Portraits Subseries, 1703-1982 and undated
  5. John Wesley (1703-1791) Portraits, 1740s-1900s and undated
  6. Portraits of John Wesley (prints)

Assorted ephemeral portraits, 1891, 1896, 1948, and undated 2 folders, 26 items
Box WF8 and WF 11

Varied items with JW's likeness including bookmarks, a Centenary Celebration card, 20th century postcards, and cover of Feb. 1948 The Pastor magazine.

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Frank Baker collection of Wesleyana and British Methodism, 1536-1996
  3. Wesley Family, 1700-1996
  4. Wesley Family Portraits Subseries, 1703-1982 and undated
  5. John Wesley (1703-1791) Portraits, 1740s-1900s and undated
  6. Portraits of John Wesley (prints)

"The Visit of the Rev. John Wesley, A.M., to His Mother's Grave, A.D. 1779 (Bunhill Fields)," by W. Lee, engraved by G. Hunt, undated (19th century?) B/W engraving, 2 different prints
Box WF10

Subject: JW standing alone regards Susannah Wesley's tombstone, engraved with her dates, parentage, and a poem.

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Frank Baker collection of Wesleyana and British Methodism, 1536-1996
  3. Wesley Family, 1700-1996
  4. Wesley Family Portraits Subseries, 1703-1982 and undated
  5. John Wesley (1703-1791) Portraits, 1740s-1900s and undated
  6. Portraits of John Wesley (prints)

Funeral/death images of Rev. John Wesley, 1791, 1859, and undated 5 items
Box WF10

Includes: Ridley engravings; depictions of JW's funeral, tomb, and JW lying in state.

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Frank Baker collection of Wesleyana and British Methodism, 1536-1996
  3. Wesley Family, 1700-1996
  4. Wesley Family Portraits Subseries, 1703-1982 and undated
  5. John Wesley (1703-1791) Portraits, 1740s-1900s and undated
  6. Portraits of John Wesley (prints)

Cyril J. Squire Portraits and Baker Correspondence, 1952 3 images, 3 letters
Box WF11

Correspondence between FB and Cyril J. Squire concerning his lithographs of JW in profile. Includes two copies of lithograph plus a hand-drawn original signed by Squire.

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Frank Baker collection of Wesleyana and British Methodism, 1536-1996
  3. Wesley Family, 1700-1996
  4. Wesley Family Portraits Subseries, 1703-1982 and undated
  5. John Wesley (1703-1791) Portraits, 1740s-1900s and undated
  6. Portraits of John Wesley (prints)

The Flannelgraph Story of John Wesley, undated 1 item
Box WF11

Color picture book of cut-outs of Wesleyan figures and places, with short background information.

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Frank Baker collection of Wesleyana and British Methodism, 1536-1996
  3. Wesley Family, 1700-1996
  4. Wesley Family Portraits Subseries, 1703-1982 and undated
  5. John Wesley (1703-1791) Portraits, 1740s-1900s and undated
  6. Portraits of John Wesley (prints)

Unnamed portrait (1), Rev. John Wesley, M.A., 1791 Folder 1 of 2, 1 item
Box WF12

Small round frontispiece print attached to larger paper backing.

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Frank Baker collection of Wesleyana and British Methodism, 1536-1996
  3. Wesley Family, 1700-1996
  4. Wesley Family Portraits Subseries, 1703-1982 and undated
  5. John Wesley (1703-1791) Portraits, 1740s-1900s and undated
  6. Portraits of John Wesley (prints)

Unnamed portrait (2), Rev. John Wesley, M.A., undated Color print, 21 x 16
Box WF12

Portrait of Wesley mounted on heavy backing. Some resemblance to a color version of the Romney portrait.

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Frank Baker collection of Wesleyana and British Methodism, 1536-1996
  3. Wesley Family, 1700-1996
  4. Wesley Family Portraits Subseries, 1703-1982 and undated
  5. John Wesley (1703-1791) Portraits, 1740s-1900s and undated
  6. Portraits of John Wesley (prints)

Engraved portrait of Rev. John Wesley, M.A., undated B/W engraving, 22.8 x 18.2
Box WF12

Subject: engraving of bas-relief or cameo of a JW bust? Holy Bible above him is opened to Mark 16:15; women to left and right hold Wesley's birth and death dates, respectively.

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Frank Baker collection of Wesleyana and British Methodism, 1536-1996
  3. Wesley Family, 1700-1996
  4. Wesley Family Portraits Subseries, 1703-1982 and undated
  5. John Wesley (1703-1791) Portraits, 1740s-1900s and undated
  6. Portraits of John Wesley (prints)

The Rev. John Wesley Preaching to a Group, undated Sepia print, 21 x 16
Box WF12

Undated print of Wesley preaching outdoors in front of a large assembly of people.

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Frank Baker collection of Wesleyana and British Methodism, 1536-1996
  3. Wesley Family, 1700-1996
  4. Wesley Family Portraits Subseries, 1703-1982 and undated
  5. John Wesley (1703-1791) Portraits, 1740s-1900s and undated
  6. Portraits of John Wesley (prints)

Reputed portrait of John Wesley, undated [late 1700s] color oil painting on canvas, approx. 30 x 24
Box WF15

One item boxed alone, with one page of FB's notes outlining arguments for and against (FB's stance) this being Wesley. Face, possibly painted mid-19th century, has different texture from surrounding background and likely covers an older painting. Correspondence and printed material about the history and provenance of this painting and also the related subject of the "lost" portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds, can be found in Boxes WF 7 and WF 9.

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Frank Baker collection of Wesleyana and British Methodism, 1536-1996
  3. Wesley Family, 1700-1996
  4. Wesley Family Portraits Subseries, 1703-1982 and undated
  5. John Wesley (1703-1791) Portraits, 1740s-1900s and undated
  6. Portraits of John Wesley (prints)

The Death of the Rev. John Wesley A. M. by Marshall Claxton, undated B/W engraving, 28 X 22 and corresponding manuscript
Box WF16

Subject: Portrait by Claxton of JW on his deathbed surrounded by about 20 people, including three women and one boy. Undated manuscript of donations collected, with individual names and payment notations, for the purchase of a copy of the Claxton print to be deposited in the Wesleyan Mission House.

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Frank Baker collection of Wesleyana and British Methodism, 1536-1996
  3. Wesley Family, 1700-1996
  4. Wesley Family Portraits Subseries, 1703-1982 and undated
  5. John Wesley (1703-1791) Portraits, 1740s-1900s and undated
  6. Portraits of John Wesley (prints)

Escape of John Wesley From The Fire, 1870 color print, 21 x 16
Box WF16

Large color print and detached title with explanation of scene and information on publication.

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Frank Baker collection of Wesleyana and British Methodism, 1536-1996
  3. Wesley Family, 1700-1996
  4. Wesley Family Portraits Subseries, 1703-1982 and undated
  5. John Wesley (1703-1791) Portraits, 1740s-1900s and undated
  6. Portraits of John Wesley (prints)

"Providential deliverance of John Wesley, when Six years of age from the Fire by which the Parsonage house at Epworth in Lincolnshire was destroyed on the night of February 9th, 1709," 1863 Sept. 1 B/W engraving, 36.7 x 27.6
Oversize-folder 5

Subject: scene of the child John Wesley being rescued from the fire by a large group of people; several of the men are likely to be based on figures in 19th century Methodism. Title introductory and dedicatory phrase begins: "To the Minister and Members of the Wesleyan Methodist Societies throughout the World, together with the Christian Public generally, this Print representing the Providential..."

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Frank Baker collection of Wesleyana and British Methodism, 1536-1996
  3. Wesley Family, 1700-1996
  4. Wesley Family Portraits Subseries, 1703-1982 and undated
  5. John Wesley (1703-1791) Portraits, 1740s-1900s and undated
  6. Portraits of John Wesley (prints)

Portraits of John Wesley (prints)

Physically arranged by size but listed below with named portraits in chronological order, with date of original painting appearing in parentheses. Later images that are either unnamed or do not fit into this scheme are arranged in categories at the end of the group. There are other images of JW in the Visual Materials Series.

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  2. Frank Baker collection of Wesleyana and British Methodism, 1536-1996
  3. Wesley Family, 1700-1996
  4. Wesley Family Portraits Subseries, 1703-1982 and undated
  5. John Wesley (1703-1791) Portraits, 1740s-1900s and undated

John Wesley (1703-1791) Portraits, 1740s-1900s and undated approx. 420 images

Contains several hundred images, many of them engraved variants of portraits painted during Wesley's life time. The subseries is arranged to begin with FB's subject files JW portraits, followed by prints themselves, generally in chronological order for named portraits. Many of the images appear in several sizes in different boxes, especially engravings based on the 18th century portraits.

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  2. Frank Baker collection of Wesleyana and British Methodism, 1536-1996
  3. Wesley Family, 1700-1996
  4. Wesley Family Portraits Subseries, 1703-1982 and undated

Subject files: portraits, 1849, 1948-1954 and undated 2 folders
Box WF7

FB correspondence about various Charles Wesley portraits, some of it in preparation for Charles Wesley as Revealed by His Letters (1948). Seven undated 19th century engravings based on various portraits; three photographs of other portraits and statuary; photograph of portrait of Sarah Wesley (wife of Charles); and numerous plates and photocopies of other portraits.

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Frank Baker collection of Wesleyana and British Methodism, 1536-1996
  3. Wesley Family, 1700-1996
  4. Wesley Family Portraits Subseries, 1703-1982 and undated
  5. Charles Wesley (1707-1788) Portraits, 1780s, 1849, 1951, and undated

"The Revd. Charles Wesley Preaching to the Northamerican Indians, 1745," Berlin: F. Silber, undated B/W engraving, 26.8 x 22.5
Box WF16

Subject: Charles Wesley standing at center of outdoor scene preaches to some two dozen Native Americans, who listen or engage in various activities, including one woman plucking a turkey.

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Frank Baker collection of Wesleyana and British Methodism, 1536-1996
  3. Wesley Family, 1700-1996
  4. Wesley Family Portraits Subseries, 1703-1982 and undated
  5. Charles Wesley (1707-1788) Portraits, 1780s, 1849, 1951, and undated

Samuel Wesley, Jr. (1690-1739) subject file, 1736, 1784-1812, and undated
Box WF8

Printed material and notes about Samuel Wesley, Jr., and his contemporaries, including approximately twenty plates and engravings of Alexander Pope, Jonathan Swift, and others; and title page from Poems on Several Occasions, 1736. Pope engraving bears signed inscription to Wesley, presumably a facsimile of Pope's hand.

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Frank Baker collection of Wesleyana and British Methodism, 1536-1996
  3. Wesley Family, 1700-1996
  4. Wesley Family Portraits Subseries, 1703-1982 and undated
  5. Wesley Family Portraits, Scenes, and Sites, 1740-1898 and undated

Group scenes: "The late Revd. John Wesley, M.A., and 446 of the Preachers in his Connexion represented as assembled in City Road Chapel, London," 1822 or 1823 B/W engraving, 32 x 23
Oversize-folder 8

Subject: JW addressing a throng of busts (mainly) of preachers from pulpit in left third of picture; in a lower pulpit or seat below him is Charles Wesley. Date is obscured by dirt and folds; newsprint was pasted to back at some point. Includes pictorial key of all 447 portraits.

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  2. Frank Baker collection of Wesleyana and British Methodism, 1536-1996
  3. Wesley Family, 1700-1996
  4. Wesley Family Portraits Subseries, 1703-1982 and undated
  5. Wesley Family Portraits, Scenes, and Sites, 1740-1898 and undated

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