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1800-1850 / Glass / John Wesley / Painting / Portrait / Wesleyana / Wood
Glass, paint (image); wood (frame)
c.1800
This unusual small silhouette image of John Wesley is painted onto glass and dates to the early 1800s. It is painted in 'verre églomisé', a French term referring to the process of applying both a design and gilding onto the rear face of glass. It is in its original solid mahogany frame.
c.1800
This unusual small silhouette image of John Wesley is painted onto glass and dates to the early 1800s. It is painted in 'verre églomisé', a French term referring to the process of applying both a design and gilding onto the rear face of glass. It is in its original solid mahogany frame.
