Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon
2006/10417
1750-1800 / Methodism / Ministers, Preachers & Associates / Painting / Portrait / Watercolour
Watercolour gouache on bone; wood frame
late 1700s
This miniature painting depicts Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon (1707-1791). The Countess was an early supporter of, and collaborator with, John Wesley and George Whitefield, the famous open air preacher. The Countess later set up her own religious society, the 'Countess of Huntingdon Connexion'. This was more Calvinist in character than Methodism.
late 1700s
This miniature painting depicts Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon (1707-1791). The Countess was an early supporter of, and collaborator with, John Wesley and George Whitefield, the famous open air preacher. The Countess later set up her own religious society, the 'Countess of Huntingdon Connexion'. This was more Calvinist in character than Methodism.
