Sacred Art & Iconography

John Wesley (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 33.30(133))

Etching, John Kay, Scottish, 1790, Metropolitan Museum of Art 33.30(133)

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Divinity Atlas. "John Wesley (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 33.30(133))." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sacred-art-iconography/johnwesley-met-33-30-133.

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Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). John Wesley (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 33.30(133)). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sacred-art-iconography/johnwesley-met-33-30-133

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@misc{divinityatlas-john-wesley-metropolitan-museum-of-art-3,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {John Wesley (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 33.30(133))},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sacred-art-iconography/johnwesley-met-33-30-133},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

A small etching titled "John Wesley," by the Scottish artist John Kay, dated 1790, one of the portraits and caricature etchings Kay produced of notable figures of his day in Edinburgh. It portrays the Anglican priest and organising founder of Methodism. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department under accession 33.30(133).

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