JOHN WESLEY (1703-1791) English theologian and founder of Methodism. Original portrait engraving, 1790, by John Kay.
5.25 x 3.25 inches (plate) 10.5 x 7.75 inches (paper) unframed
John Kay (1742 - 1826) was a portrait etcher and miniature painter who was born near Dalkeith, Scotland. Self-taught, he originally started working as a barber in Edinburgh but devoted his spare time to art. In 1785 he left the barber’s trade for caricature portraiture. Kay sold his prints and miniature paintings from a shop at 10 Parliament Close.
